A portfolio's manager's views on the term structure of interest rates:"Yields reflect expected spot rates and risk premiums. Investors demand risk premiums for holding long-termbonds, and these risk premiums increase with maturity. This manager's views are most consistent with the:A. Segmented markets theoryB. Local expectations theoryC. Preferred habitat theoryOD. Liquidity preference theory

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