Why do many investors hold portfolios of numerous investments?
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to maximize returns
to capture voting rights across many different corporations
to receive higher dividend payouts
diversification benefits
to maximize risk
Answer : diversification benefits
There are two types of risks : systematic risk and unsystematic risk.
systematic risk, also known as market risk can not be completely reduced or diversified away, but unsystematic risk can de reduced by diversified by investing in varied investment.
Unsystematic risk is particular for a firm or industry. so we can reduce it by investing in different sectors or industries
So the purpose is to get diversification benefits and thereby reducing risk.
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