RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Risk of Premiums JF The Journal of Portfolio Management FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 108 OP 115 DO 10.3905/jpm.2016.42.4.108 VO 42 IS 4 A1 Juan Ignacio Garat YR 2016 UL https://pm-research.com/content/42/4/108.abstract AB Expected risk premiums are not guaranteed. In this article, the author tests the existence of excess returns in stocks over bonds and in bonds over bills in 20 different countries using more than a century of data. Using an innovative technique, the author demonstrates that premiums are significant in less than half of cases. Excess returns may therefore be a likely consequence of asset characteristics, but not a certain reward for the willingness to bear more risk.TOPICS: Security analysis and valuation, fixed income and structured finance, performance measurement