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Look at the period from 1970 through 1975: Index Large Company Stocks Long Term Government Bonds...
Look at the period from 1970 through 1975:
|
Index |
Large Company Stocks |
Long Term Government Bonds |
US Treasury Bills |
Consumer Price Index |
|
1970 |
3.94 |
18.92 |
6.5 |
5.57 |
|
1971 |
14.3 |
11.24 |
4.36 |
3.27 |
|
1972 |
18.99 |
2.39 |
4.23 |
3.41 |
|
1973 |
-14.69 |
3.3 |
7.29 |
8.71 |
|
1974 |
-26.47 |
4 |
7.99 |
12.34 |
|
1975 |
37.23 |
5.52 |
5.87 |
6.94 |
a. Calculate the arithmetic average returns for large-company stocks and T-bills over this period.
b. Calculate the standard deviation of the returns for large-company stocks and T-bills over this period.
c. Calculate the observed risk premium in each year for the large-company stocks versus the T-Bills. What was the average risk premium over this period? What was the standard deviation of the risk premium over this period?
d. Is it possible for the risk premium to be negative before an investment is undertaken? Can the risk premium be negative after the fact? Explain.
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1974 |
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1975 |
Output Area:
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Year |
Actual |
Average |
Deviation |
Squared |
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1970 |
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1972 |
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1973 |
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1974 |
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1975 |
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Variance |
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Standard deviation |
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Average |
Deviation |
Squared |
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1970 |
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1974 |
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1975 |
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Standard deviation |
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Year |
Actual |
Average |
Deviation |
Squared |
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1970 |
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1971 |
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1974 |
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1975 |
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Total |
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