Session 14: Equity Analysis and Valuation Reading 58: Overview of Equity Securities
LOS a: Discuss the importance and relative performance of equity securities in global financial markets.
In the long run, equity securities have exhibited:
A) |
lower returns and higher risk than government securities. | |
B) |
higher returns and higher risk than government securities. | |
C) |
higher returns and lower risk than government securities. | |
Historical data for the past century show that average returns and standard deviation of returns have both been higher for equities than for government bonds and bills. |