Assume the Market Is Semistrong-Form Efficient

question 19

Multiple Choice

Assume the market is semistrong-form efficient. The best investment strategy is to:

• A) examine the past prices of a stock to determine the trend.
• B) invest in an actively managed mutual fund whose manager searches for underpriced stocks.
• C) invest in an index fund.
• D) examine the financial statements for a company to find stocks that are not selling at intrinsic value.
• E) not invest in stocks since the returns will be too low.

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