Sharpe's measure of portfolio performance compares the risk premium on a portfolio to

A) a broad-based market index such as the S&P 500 index.
B) the portfolio's standard deviation of return.
C) the portfolio's beta.
D) the prevailing risk-free rate of return.


Answer: B

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