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diversifiable risk en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An investment risk that can be mitigated by diversification of an asset portfolio.
    • The Comments certainly contemplate that, with respect to uncompensated, diversifiable risk, fiduciaries act with that objective in mind: “[M]ore than conservatism or a duty of caution,” the duty to diversify is a “warning” that a “central feature” of the prudence of risk-taking “ordinarily is the reduction of uncompensated risk through diversification.” 2004, Harvey E. Bines and Steve Thel, Investment Management Law and Regulation (Second Edition), Aspen Publishers, page 412
    • Diversifiable risk is an asset's risk that is related to a particular business event, such as a strike, and which can be overcome by diversification. 2008, Business Management: A Contemporary Approach, Juta & Co., page 109:
    • The risk of an investment consists of two components: diversifiable and non-diversifiable risk. Diversifiable risk, sometimes called unsystematic risk, results from uncontrollable or random events that are company-specific, such as labour strikes, lawsuits and regulatory actions. 2011, Fundamentals of Investing (Third Edition), Pearson, page 144

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Antonyms

non-diversifiable risk · systematic risk

Relateds

residual risk

Synonyms

specific risk · unsystematic risk