Q1. All of the following are potential benefits of defining portfolio objectives in terms of client lifestyle goals EXCEPT: A) the optimal portfolio can then be determined analytically. B) it allows the investor to better connect the probability of goal attainment with investment policy. C) it may improve the likelihood that the investor will adhere to investment policy.
Q2. Which of the following statements most correctly describes the shift in focus when moving from a traditional finance to a behavioral finance investment process, and what is the most pronounced result of this shift? A) The goal definition shifts from statistical measures of risk and return to lifestyle-based objectives, and the most pronounced result is that the definition of risk changes from dispersion-based measures to the probability that the stated objectives will be realized. B) The definition of investor motives shifts to a focus on emotions, and the most pronounced result is that the definition of risk changes from dispersion-based measures to the probability that the stated objectives will be realized. C) The definition of investor motives shifts to a focus on emotions, and the most pronounced result is the development of measures to quantify how emotions affect the asset allocation process.
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