The Expected Return on an Investment

question 71

Multiple Choice

The expected return on an investment:

• A)will be negatively related to the risk of the investment
• B)will increase when risk-free rate increases, all else being equal
• C)is the difference between r _risk-free and r _{risk premium}
• D)Includes interest and dividends, but not capital gains or losses.
• E)All of these.

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