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You are considering adding a new security to your portfolio. To decide whether you should add...

You are considering adding a new security to your portfolio. To decide whether you should add the security, you need to know the security's:
  • A. Expected return and variance only
  • B. Expected return only
  • C. Expected return, variance, and covariance
  • D. Expected return and covariance only

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