There will be two discussion questions listed below. By the due date assigned respond to one of the discussion questions and submit your response to the Discussion Area. Use the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading. Support your answers with examples and research and cite your sources using APA format.
Why are investors risk-averse? How can investors deal with different degrees of risk? Justify your answer.
What is the expected return on a portfolio? How can the expected return on a portfolio be manipulated to minimize the risk on that portfolio? Justify your answer.
Start reviewing and responding to at least two of your classmates’ postings as early in the week as possible. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.