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Risk & Portfolio

Portfolio Variance

The total risk of a portfolio, built from each holding's variance plus every pair's covariance. The cross-terms are the magic: mix assets that don't move together and the whole is calmer than its parts.

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Definitions are the trailer. These free levels turn Portfolio Variance into something you play — one bite-size lesson, with worked examples, a quiz and XP.

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