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What are the limitations of the capital asset pricing model?

CAPM assumes investors can borrow and lend at the risk-free rate, even though borrowing typically costs more. It also uses beta as its sole measure of market risk, overlooking other factors that influence stock returns, such as company size and valuation. Finally, the market risk premium changes over time, making expected returns difficult to estimate precisely.