In: Finance
A mutual fund advertises that average annual compound rate
of
returns for various periods ending end of December 2005 are
as
follow :
10 years - 13%
5 years - 17%
2 years - 15%
1 year - 22%
Find the 5-year average annual compound rates of return for
the
period January 1, 1996 to December 31, 2000, and nd the
annual
rate of return for calender year 2004.
5 year average annual compound rate of return =((1+ 10 Year
rate)^10/(1+5 year rate)^5)^(1/5)-1
=((1+13%)^10/(1+17%)^5)^(1/5)-1 =9.14%