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9.What happens to portfolio standard deviation as the correlation between the stocks in the portfolio goes down? Why does this happen? (4 pts)
Portfolio standard deviation will go down as the correlation between the stocks in the portfolio goes down. This happens because as the correlation between two stocks becomes lower, their movements offset each other more often, making the net movement (the portfolio's movement) less. As the portfolio's swings dampen, its standard deviation goes down.