Answer:
Stock prices follow a random walk with a trend because:__________
d. stock prices are based on both future profits and expectations about future profits and gradually rise over time.
Explanation:
The random walk theory of the stock price movement states that there is no observable pattern or trend to the movement of a stock price. Â It is, therefore, impossible to use the past movement or trend of a stock price to predict its future movement. Â This means that the wise investor should invest in the market portfolio to reflect more closely the movement of stock prices in the market instead of investing in a single stock or market security.