In 2019, Scotiabank’s interest rate on GICs was 1% for a 1-yr term and 2.5% for a 10-yr term. (Scotiabank’s mortgage rate for 1 yr was 3.6% and 6% for 10 yrs.) The average annual return on the stock market (S&P 500) is about 10%. If you had $10,000 to invest, which option would you choose, and why? What does this tell you about the relationship between risk and return?

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I will opt to invest in the stock market The return is highest ... View the full answer