Question: a. Calculate the arithmetic average return on the S&P 500 from 1926 to 1989. b. Replace the actual returns from 1990 to 2014 with the

a. Calculate the arithmetic average return on the S&P 500 from 1926 to 1989.

b. Replace the actual returns from 1990 to 2014 with the average return from (a). How much would $100 invested in the S&P 500 at the end of 1925 have grown to by the end of 2014? 

$100 invested in the S&P 500 at the end of 1925 would have grown to $.?

C. Do the same for small stocks . The arithmetic average return of the small stocks from 1926 to 1989 is what percent? $100 invested in the small stocks at the end of 1925 would have grown to $.?

Yearly returns from 1926-2014 for the S&P 500, small stocks, corporate bonds, world portfolio,Treasury bills, and inflation (as measured by the CPI)



YearS&P 500Small StocksCorp BondsWorld PortfolioTreasury BillsCPI
19260.11138-0.0720.062850.2280.03194-0.01188
19270.371260.257540.06550.253260.03125-0.02163
19280.433080.468720.033770.334630.03824-0.01229
1929-0.08907-0.504670.04321-0.076920.047370.00746
1930-0.25257-0.455830.06343-0.225740.02347-0.0642
1931-0.43858-0.50216-0.0238-0.393050.01023-0.09235
1932-0.088610.086960.121980.03030.00806-0.10465
19330.528951.8720.052550.664490.002930.00974
1934-0.023410.252090.097280.025520.001550.01286
19350.472080.647390.06860.227820.001650.03175
19360.328010.875080.06220.192830.001750.01231
1937-0.35258-0.534030.02546-0.16950.003190.0304
19380.331990.262750.043570.056140.00041-0.0295
1939-0.00910.001840.04247-0.014410.000080
1940-0.10082-0.12340.045120.03528-0.000580.00912
1941-0.11767-0.137280.017880.187440.000420.0994
19420.210760.525040.031190.011890.002620.09041
19430.2575810.033650.198950.00340.02764
19440.196940.604080.03101-0.10240.003210.02445
19450.364610.826650.035120.110320.003210.02148
1946-0.0818-0.126080.02558-0.151240.003520.18224
19470.0524-0.026580.00450.031960.004610.08893
19480.05099-0.066090.03707-0.05730.009790.02904
19490.180650.215020.043270.054210.01106-0.02116
19500.305790.459080.018910.254770.012130.05946
19510.245530.09767-0.00210.224460.014830.06122
19520.185010.064720.034270.158220.016420.00641
1953-0.01099-0.059850.020610.048380.01780.00796
19540.524040.652320.046580.498230.00863-0.0079
19550.314290.22110.010750.247390.015550.00478
19560.066270.03459-0.017920.065810.024220.02853
1957-0.10853-0.150530.04469-0.060170.031290.02928
19580.433440.709230.008490.344560.014150.01796
19590.119040.18680.001570.233030.028150.01765
19600.00483-0.050040.067220.034920.025820.01301
19610.268110.308360.036810.207780.021590.00713
1962-0.08784-0.12950.06204-0.062120.027240.01275
19630.226910.180930.031670.153810.031510.01678
19640.163580.194050.039880.112470.035180.00963
19650.123560.363650.020820.098320.039620.01907
1966-0.10105-0.07302-0.00255-0.101160.047050.03476
19670.239420.77916-0.011620.212830.041470.03101
19680.110020.476110.224570.139410.052940.04637
1969-0.08466-0.32219-0.02459-0.038580.065910.06228
19700.03986-0.045030.11179-0.019840.063830.05524
19710.143250.163470.096820.195670.043170.03312
19720.189360.042220.083230.235470.038910.03413
1973-0.14791-0.359360.02987-0.145060.070590.087
1974-0.26539-0.273270.00233-0.24480.080780.12328
19750.37250.827690.110390.344930.058210.06962
19760.236750.571160.145570.147120.051560.04824
1977-0.073880.199150.05510.020020.051520.0672
19780.06440.20420.018330.182160.073080.09035
19790.183530.39698-0.015580.126710.10690.13308
19800.322660.29141-0.049760.277210.115230.12521
1981-0.050530.146170.08977-0.033050.148560.08912
19820.214830.32250.348980.112720.106640.03797
19830.2250.480480.073170.23280.088470.03833
19840.06152-0.024950.171030.057730.099560.03943
19850.316480.291250.294860.41770.076770.03793
19860.186030.059080.209130.427990.060570.01089
19870.05171-0.09204-0.015780.167640.053840.04423
19880.166080.202880.137930.23950.063230.0442
19890.316860.014880.15310.171940.082210.04656
1990-0.03104-0.363250.08606-0.165170.07680.061
19910.304660.417990.158690.189660.055070.03081
19920.076190.220750.10642-0.04660.034010.02897
19930.100790.137920.146620.231290.028990.02755
19940.0132-0.01096-0.024350.055840.03880.02652
19950.375780.200560.219910.213180.055320.02555
19960.22960.215110.042390.139930.051450.03322
19970.333630.32080.108470.162270.050820.01688
19980.28579-0.119750.109080.247950.047810.01607
19990.21042-0.0126-0.030370.253540.045610.02697
2000-0.09104-0.02490.11694-0.129280.057560.03384
2001-0.118860.327810.11461-0.165210.037790.01563
2002-0.22101-0.056240.11181-0.195410.016340.02357
20030.286850.691510.092290.337610.010180.0188
20040.108820.313920.06510.152470.0120.03275
20050.049110.039880.077340.100230.029630.03417
20060.157950.263790.041670.206520.047860.02526
20070.05494-0.1110.047420.095660.046750.04086
2008-0.36998-0.458640.13449-0.403340.014740.00101
20090.264641.121270.000180.307930.000970.02709
20100.150640.33610.079720.123390.001220.01496
20110.02112-0.071550.14703-0.050170.000430.02967
20120.160030.213110.045130.165370.000570.01733
20130.323880.50814-0.030670.273650.000280.01518
20140.13688-0.045410.116580.055040.000160.00748

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