Mutual funds offer investors:

A. a lower return for less risk than what the investor could earn on his own.
B. a greater return for greater risk than what an investor can earn on his own.
C. a lower return for more risk than what the investor could earn on his own.
D. a way for individuals to eliminate the idiosyncratic risk associated with any single investment.


Answer: D

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