• Investors have varying degrees of risk tolerance. Define risk tolerance and provide an example of a risk tolerance profile that matches your own approach to the markets and investing. Explain whether you believe an investor should invest in risky and riskless assets. Support your answer with an example.
• Determine whether adding securities to the portfolio reduces the portfolio risk as measured by the standard deviation and the benefits of diversification. Use historical data to examine the effects of including stocks and bonds in a portfolio. Provide support for your decision.
• Examine the results of technical analysis and determine whether it works. Support your answer.
