Which bias involves putting undue emphasis on information that is readily available or easy to recall?

Correct answer: Availability bias

Explanation

Availability bias skews probability estimates based on memory recall ease.

Other questions

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the diversification ratio?

Question 2

In the portfolio management process, the creation of an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) occurs during which step?

Question 3

Which type of institutional investor typically has the longest investment horizon and the highest risk tolerance?

Question 4

In a defined contribution pension plan, who assumes the investment risk?

Question 5

Which of the following is a key characteristic of an open-end mutual fund?

Question 6

An investor buys a stock for 50 EUR. One year later, it pays a dividend of 2 EUR and is sold for 55 EUR. What is the holding period return?

Question 7

If returns are volatile, which of the following statements comparing the arithmetic mean and the geometric mean is correct?

Question 8

Which return measure is most appropriate for evaluating the performance of a portfolio manager who has no control over the timing of cash flows into and out of the account?

Question 9

What is the correlation coefficient if the covariance between two assets is zero?

Question 10

Which of the following describes a risk-averse investor?

Question 11

The set of portfolios that has the greatest expected return for each level of risk is known as the:

Question 12

What is the result of combining a risky portfolio with a risk-free asset?

Question 13

Under the assumption of homogeneous expectations, the optimal risky portfolio for all investors is:

Question 14

The Capital Market Line (CML) uses which measure of risk on its horizontal axis?

Question 15

Systematic risk is best defined as:

Question 16

In the market model, Beta measures:

Question 17

According to the CAPM, the expected return on a risky asset is equal to:

Question 18

Which performance measure is defined as excess return per unit of systematic risk?

Question 19

If a stock plots above the Security Market Line (SML), it is considered:

Question 20

Which component of an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) describes the investor's liabilities and income stability?

Question 21

An objective to 'not lose more than 5 percent of value in any 12-month period' is an example of:

Question 22

Which factor determines an investor's ability to take risk?

Question 23

The requirement to hold liquid assets to fund a specific future purchase is considered a:

Question 24

Tactical asset allocation refers to:

Question 25

Which of the following biases is considered a cognitive error?

Question 26

An investor who holds onto a losing stock because selling it would mentally finalize the loss is exhibiting:

Question 27

What is 'mental accounting'?

Question 28

An analyst who refuses to update a forecast despite new contradictory information is likely suffering from:

Question 29

Risk governance is best defined as:

Question 30

Which of the following is considered a non-financial risk?

Question 31

Value at Risk (VaR) measures:

Question 32

Purchasing insurance is an example of which risk modification method?

Question 33

Technical analysis assumes that:

Question 34

In technical analysis, a 'head-and-shoulders' pattern is considered a:

Question 35

Which technical indicator uses standard deviations to create bands around a moving average?

Question 36

A 'golden cross' occurs when:

Question 37

Which sentiment indicator is generally viewed as contrarian?

Question 38

If two assets have a correlation of +1.0, what is the effect on portfolio standard deviation?

Question 39

In a 2-asset portfolio, diversification benefits are maximized when the correlation between returns is:

Question 40

The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) assumes that investors:

Question 41

An endowment fund is defined as:

Question 42

Which of the following describes 'risk budgeting'?

Question 43

According to the Separation Theorem, all investors should hold a combination of:

Question 44

Which type of risk can be reduced by diversification?

Question 45

What is the slope of the Security Market Line (SML)?

Question 46

If the risk-free rate is 3 percent, the market return is 8 percent, and a stock's beta is 1.5, what is the expected return according to CAPM?

Question 48

Which of the following is a Momentum Oscillator?

Question 49

What is the primary difference between Defined Benefit (DB) and Defined Contribution (DC) pension plans regarding risk?

Question 50

The diversification ratio of a portfolio is calculated as: