Which of the Below Statements Is FALSE

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the below statements is FALSE?

• A) Common stock investment strategies can be classified into two general categories: active strategies and passive strategies.
• B) Investors who believe that the market prices stocks efficiently should accept the implication that any attempts to outperform the market cannot be systematically successful, except by luck.
• C) The decision to pursue a passive strategy must be based on the belief that there is some type of gain from such costly efforts, but gains are possible only if pricing inefficiencies exist.
• D) Market capitalization-weighted indexes have a growth tilt and fundamental indexes have a value tilt.

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