(? 20 New SML 16 Slope: 4.50 Y-Intercept: 5 REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN (Percent) 0 1.6 20 0.8 12 RISK (Beta) The SML helps determine the level of risk aversion among investors. The higher the level of risk aversion, the the slope of the SML Which kind of stock is most affected by changes in risk aversion? (In other words, which stocks see the biggest change in their required returns?) Low-beta stocks Medium-beta stocks All stocks affected the same, regardless of beta High-beta stocks the sion, the flatter n their the bigges steeper