How does the fact that asset prices and expected rates of return are inversely related cause asset risk and expected rates of return to be positively related?

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Asset prices and expected rates of return are inversely related because the higher the price of an asset, the less return an investor is likely to earn on that investment. This relationship causes asset risk and expected return to be positively related because the riskier an asset is, the lower its price will be. Following the relationship of prices and expected rates of return, the lower the price, the higher the rate of return. Thus, high risk results in high expected return and vice versa.

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