what is the equity risk premium in 2023 
the equity risk premium in the u s based on u s exchanges as of 2023 is 5 7 this is the market risk premium investors will achieve by investing in the stock markets the level has hovered between 5 3 and 5 7 since 2011 4can equity risk premium be negative yes equity risk premium can be negative this occurs when the returns expected from stock market investments are below the risk free rate in this scenario an investor would earn more from a risk free asset than they would by investing in the stock market 