What Is Considered to Be the Best Measure of the Risk-Free

question 184

Multiple Choice

What is considered to be the best measure of the risk-free interest rate?

• A)the rate of return on a corporate bond index fund
• B)the rate of return on a corporate stock index fund
• C)the rate of return on the Standard and Poor's 500
• D)the rate of return on short-term U.S.government bonds

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