What is the significance of the risk premium?
Risk premium characterizes the increase in required return that an investor must receive for holding a particular asset over another. For example, investors who hold equities require an increased return to that of government debt such as Treasury bonds. The difference between the required rate of return for the overall equity markets and that of treasury bonds is considered a risk premium. Lower risk premiums close to zero indicate that investments may be near perfect substitutes when overall risk is considered.
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