You inherit a retirement account that is 100% invested in the stock of Microsoft Corporation. If you diversify this portfolio by selling some of the Microsoft stock and buying shares in an index fund that tracks corn futures, you will have changed the portfolio's balance of funds asset allocation security selection capital allocation and
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