Eliminating Market Risk

by Roger Wohlner
No matter how many stocks you own, you can't totally eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a stock's historical response to market movements and select those with a level of volatility you are comfortable with. Beta and standard deviation are two tools commonly used to measure stock risk.
Source: http://www.investorguide.com/igu-article-823-stock-basics-measuring-a-stocks-risk.html
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