The Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail, Pony Express, and California Trails likely overlap because they all A) followed the same rivers westward. B) were traveled by people of the same faith. C) helped communications between East and West. D) followed the route of the railroad lines leading out of St. Louis.

popular sovereignty   influenced the declaration of independence because the colonists wanted to have freedom to do they wanted so they put into writing

he risk-return relationship. generally, the higher the potential return of an investment, the higher the risk. there is no guarantee that you will actually get a higher return by accepting more risk. diversification enables you to reduce the risk of your portfolio without sacrificing potential returns.

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answer: a

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stocks and bonds are the two main classes of assets investors use in their portfolios. stocks offer an ownership stake in a company, while bonds are akin to loans made to a company (a corporate bond) or other organization (like the u.s. treasury). in general, stocks are considered riskier and more volatile than bonds.

savings accounts are just money in a bank- they are insured by the fdic for up to 250,000.   very little risk

the average mutual fund holds hundreds of different securities, which means mutual fund shareholders gain important diversification at a low price. which means if one stock or bond drops it will have very little affect on the mutual fund - again very little risk

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