The textbook provides a history of returns from 1950 through 1999 for

The textbook provides a history of returns from 1950 through 1999 for four classifications of securities in the United States. Rank the average standard deviation ( measure of risk) from the highest to lowest over this time period.

A) Large-company stocks, small-company stocks, 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, long-term government bonds
B) Long-term government bonds, 3-month U.S. Treasury bills, small-company stocks, large-company stocks
C) Small-company stocks, large-company stocks, long-term government bonds, 3-month U.S. Treasury bills
D) Large-company stocks, long-term government bonds, small-company stocks, 3-month U.S. Treasury bills

ANSWER

Answer: C