What Is Beta

question 65

Multiple Choice

What is beta?

• A)a rate of return measure
• B)the return on a stock relative to the overall market
• C)the rate of dividend growth
• D)the percentage of net income paid out as a dividend
• E)a measure of a stock's risk relative to the stock market average

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