Why would a mutual fund, a collection of stocks, bonds, and other securities, have less risk than investing in stocks alone?

Mutual funds, collections of stocks, bonds, and other securities, have less risk than investing in stocks alone because of the risk associated with the ever-changing market.

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i think there was a typo. you wrote pat brings 3 quarts of ice-cream to the party. each serving of ice-cream is 1 6 quart. how many total servings of ice-cream does pat bring to the party? i think the bold is supposed to be 1/6. so 1 quart of ice cream = 6 servings. 6 * 3 = 18.