By Providing and Communicating Information, the Financial System

question 28

Multiple Choice

By providing and communicating information, the financial system

• A)reduces the difference between the return on three-month U.S. Treasury bills and the return on thirty-year U.S. Treasury bonds.
• B)relieves individual savers from the necessity of searching out individual borrowers.
• C)eliminates the risk in investing in the stock market.
• D)guarantees investors a reasonable return on their money.

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