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Options
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Investment period more than one year
Correct answer
- B
Investment period of one year
- C
Investment period less than one year
- D
For all investment periods
Why this is the answer
Over multiple periods, the geometric mean return is lower than the arithmetic mean unless annual returns are identical, due to the compounding effect of variability in returns.
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