The Performance of Index Funds

question 61

Multiple Choice

The performance of index funds

• A)usually falls short of the performance of actively-managed funds.
• B)provides evidence in support of the notion that stock prices do not depend upon supply and demand.
• C)provides evidence in support of the efficient markets hypothesis.
• D)provides evidence in support of the notion that stock-market participants are irrational.

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