A stock or mutual fund with a ____ beta means the security goes up when the market as a whole goes up average when the market is rising ; a ____ beta indicates the opposite.

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A stock or mutual fund with a ____ beta means the security goes up when the market as a whole goes up average  when the market is rising ; a ____ beta indicates the opposite.

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A stock or mutual fund with a positive beta means it moves in the same direction as the market as a whole, while a negative beta indicates it moves in the opposite direction of the market. Therefore, a security with a positive beta will go up when the market as a whole goes up, and a security with a negative beta will go down when the market as a whole goes up.

A Stock or Mutual Fund with a ____ Beta Means