Which One of the Following Types of Securities Has Tended

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following types of securities has tended to produce the lowest real rate of return for the period 1926 through 2011?

• A) U.S. Treasury bills
• B) long-term government bonds
• C) small company stocks
• D) large company stocks
• E) long-term corporate bonds

Understand the importance of clear, concise, and professionally structured messages.

Differentiate between the types of sentences and their appropriateness in business writing.

Recognize and apply proper sentence construction to avoid grammatical errors.

Understand the use of passive and active voice in business writing and their impact on message clarity.

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Definitions:

Rules of thumb

General principles that provide practical instructions or guidance, based on experience rather than theory, for making decisions or solving problems.

Simplifying strategies

Approaches or methods aimed at reducing complexity and making tasks or processes easier to understand and manage.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision-making processes, often used when facing complex problems or incomplete information.

Assign probabilities

The process of attributing a numerical likelihood to the occurrence of specific events, often used in decision-making to evaluate risks and possibilities.