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When defining a portfolio, what kind of evaluation criteria can a portfolio manager apply?

The correct answer is D. All of the above. Portfolio evaluation is multidimensional, and a portfolio manager may apply all categories of criteria - market, compliance, and risk - simultaneously to assess portfolio components.

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Question

When defining a portfolio, what kind of evaluation criteria can a portfolio manager apply?

Options

  • AMarket share, market growth, or new markets
  • BLegal/regulatory compliance
  • CRisks, internal and external
  • DAll of the above

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    86% (25)

Why each option

Portfolio evaluation is multidimensional, and a portfolio manager may apply all categories of criteria - market, compliance, and risk - simultaneously to assess portfolio components.

AMarket share, market growth, or new markets

Market share, market growth, and new markets represent only the strategic market dimension of evaluation and are insufficient without also considering compliance requirements and risk exposure.

BLegal/regulatory compliance

Legal and regulatory compliance is one mandatory evaluation dimension but addresses only the constraints side of portfolio assessment, omitting strategic and risk considerations.

CRisks, internal and external

Risks, internal and external, represent only the risk dimension of evaluation and must be combined with strategic and compliance criteria for a complete portfolio assessment.

DAll of the aboveCorrect

All of the above is correct because comprehensive portfolio evaluation requires considering market factors (share, growth, new markets), mandatory constraints (legal/regulatory compliance), and risk dimensions (internal and external) together - any single dimension alone provides an incomplete and potentially misleading basis for portfolio decisions, so all must be applied in combination.

Concept tested: Portfolio component evaluation criteria categories

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/standard-for-portfolio-management

Topics

#Portfolio Definition#Evaluation Criteria#Strategic Alignment#Portfolio Selection

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