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4. Which of the following would generally be considered the most risky (with respect to volatility of returns)?

a. An investment in a portfolio of common stocks
b. An investment in a single common stock randomly selected
c. An investment in a single corporate bond randomly selected
d. an investment in a portfolio of corporate bonds
e. do not know.

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