Which of the following is TRUE? A. A stock with a beta of 3 will always have a higher return than a stock with a beta of 1. B. The Beta of a portfolio is the beta of the individual stocks multiplied by the sigma of each stock. C. Testing CAPM must be done after the fact while CAPM measures EXPECTED returns. D. Generally speaking stocks with higher betas tend to have lower total risk.
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