Over the Long Run Value Stocks Have

question 33

Multiple Choice

Over the long run value stocks have:

• A) had low ratios of book value to market value.
• B) performed exactly as predicted by CAPM.
• C) provided a higher return than growth stocks.
• D) consistently underperformed.

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