Using the data contained in Figure, what 52-week rate of return, excluding dividend yields, would an investor

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Using the data contained in Figure, what 52-week rate of return, excluding dividend yields, would an investor have received by purchasing the following portfolios of stocks?
a.
The stocks in the Dow Jones 30 Industrial Average
b. The stocks in the New York Stock Exchange Financial Average
c. The stocks in the NASDAQ Computer Industry Average
d. The stocks in the Russell 2000 Index
Assume that you purchased the stocks in the various averages in the same proportions that they are in the averages.

Stocks
Stocks or shares are generally equity instruments that provide the largest source of raising funds in any public or private listed company's. The instruments are issued on a stock exchange from where a large number of general public who are willing...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Contemporary Financial Management

ISBN: 9780324289114

10th Edition

Authors: James R Mcguigan, R Charles Moyer, William J Kretlow

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