6. Use the data in Table 12.1 (found in the Class #20 slides on Canvas) to...

  

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6. Use the data in Table 12.1 (found in the Class #20 slides on Canvas) to answer the following. Assume you are creating portfolios at the start of 2005 and then selling them at the end of 2010 (i.e. they will be held for six years). Calculate the arithmetic and geometric average returns for each of the following three portfolios. Assuming you started with $1,000 in each portfolio, what will the final value of each portfolio be? (Ignore any taxes.) Large Co. LT Govt 60/40 Stocks Bonds Port. 2005 4.91% 6.89% 5.70% 2006 15.79% 0.28% 9.59% 2007 5.49% 10.85% 7.63% 2008 -37.00% 41.78% -5.49% 2009 26.46% -25.61% 5.63% 2010 15.06% 7.73% 12.13% 6. Use the data in Table 12.1 (found in the Class #20 slides on Canvas) to answer the following. Assume you are creating portfolios at the start of 2005 and then selling them at the end of 2010 (i.e. they will be held for six years). Calculate the arithmetic and geometric average returns for each of the following three portfolios. Assuming you started with $1,000 in each portfolio, what will the final value of each portfolio be? (Ignore any taxes.) Large Co. LT Govt 60/40 Stocks Bonds Port. 2005 4.91% 6.89% 5.70% 2006 15.79% 0.28% 9.59% 2007 5.49% 10.85% 7.63% 2008 -37.00% 41.78% -5.49% 2009 26.46% -25.61% 5.63% 2010 15.06% 7.73% 12.13%