To Attract New Clients, Hedge Funds Often Include Past Returns

question 48

Multiple Choice

To attract new clients, hedge funds often include past returns of funds only if they were successful. This is called ________.

• A) long-short bias
• B) survivorship bias
• C) backfill bias
• D) incentive bias

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