historical returns. Calculate the arithmetic average return of U.S. treasury bills, long-term government bonds, and large-company stocks for 1987 to 1996. which had the highest return? which had the lowest return?
The details of the US treasury bills, long-term government bonds and large stocks are as shown in the table below:
Year | T bill return | Gov Long Bond return | Large company stocks |
1987 | 5.72% | -4.96% | 5.81% |
1988 | 6.45% | 8.22% | 16.54% |
1989 | 8.11% | 17.69% | 31.48% |
1990 | 7.55% | 6.24% | -3.06% |
1991 | 5.61% | 15.00% | 30.23% |
1992 | 3.41% | 9.36% | 7.49% |
1993 | 2.98% | 14.21% | 9.97% |
1994 | 3.99% | -8.04% | 1.33% |
1995 | 5.52% | 23.48% | 37.20% |
1996 | 5.02% | 1.43% | 22.68% |
Average Return | 5.44% | 8.26% | 15.97% |
The Large company stocks had the highest return (15.97%)
The US Treasury Bills had the lowest return (5.44%)
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