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CharlieWard

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on: Jun 29, 2018
Explain the following terms:
 
  i. Compound returns
  ii. Principal
  iii. Rate of return on an investment
  iv. Holding period

Question 2

According to ________, the economy is normally at potential GDP.
 
  A) real business cycle models B) the adaptive expectations theory
  C) the short-run Phillips curve D) new Keynesian economists


Jossy

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Reply #1 on: Jun 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

i. Compound returns are generated when short-term returns are repeatedly reinvested, thereby causing an investment to earn returns on both the initial investment and on past investment returns.
ii. An investor's principal is the value of her initial investment.
iii. The rate of return on investment is calculated by (i) dividing the final value of an investment by the initial investment (one year earlier), and (ii) subtracting one from the ratio.
iv. The time delay between the initial investment and the final withdrawal is referred to as the holding period.
A-head: INVESTMENT RETURNS
Concept: Compound returns, principal, interest, holding period

Answer to Question 2

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