Question 1 On 10 July 2021, you have cash of RM100,000 and would like to invest on either a long-, medium-, or short-term basis in the Bursa Malaysia. The following alternatives are available to you: Alternative 1: Preferred stocks for example, Insas-PB Alternative 2: Growth stocks - for example, Hartalega Alternative 3: Bonds for example, MFlour-LA Given the above scenario, you are required to answer the following questions based on this module content outline:

(c) You understand that there is a minimum level of risk that cannot be diversified away and many investors, including yourself, would not invest unless a stock's expected return is at least equal to their required return. Given these statements, provide your holistic views on the measures that you would undertake before investing. (8 marks)