Section 2
Portfolio Considerations
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Portfolio Diversification and Weighting
Weighting is the percent allocation a particular investment type receives within a portfolio.
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Implications for Expected Returns
The expected return of a diversified portfolio is the expected return of each of its underlying investments times the weight the investment receives.
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Implications for Variance
A diversified portfolio containing investments with small or negative correlation coefficients will have a lower variance than a single asset portfolio.