The Consequences of Excessive Pessimism Can Be as Harmful as the Consequences

question 71

True/False

The consequences of excessive pessimism can be as harmful as the consequences of excessive optimism.

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Definitions:

Market Risk Premium

The excess return that investors require for choosing to purchase stocks over risk-free securities.

SML Slope

The slope of the Security Market Line, which represents the risk-return trade-off at any given time, illustrating the expected return of a security per unit of risk.

Capital Asset Pricing Model

A model used to determine the theoretical expected return on an investment, considering risk-free return, the investment's volatility, and the expected return of the market.

Beta

A measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the overall market; used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model to determine risk.