Empirical Studies Have Determined That Over Short Periods of Time

question 45

Multiple Choice

Empirical studies have determined that over short periods of time, the average returns for stocks are

• A) not correlated to either actual or expected rates of inflation.
• B) directly correlated to the expected rate of inflation.
• C) inversely correlated to both actual and expected inflation.
• D) directly correlated to the historical rate of inflation.

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