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P5.1 Your portfolio had the values in the following table for the four-year period listed. Calculate your average return over the four-year period.
Year Beginning Value Ending Value
2007 $50,000.00 $55,000.00
2008 $55,000.00 $58,000.00
2009 $58,000.00 $65,000.00
2010 $65,000.00 $70,000.00
P5.2 Using your data from Problem 5.1 above, calculate the portfolio standard deviation.
| Average | 5000 | 
| Standard deviation | 1632.99 | 
| Year | Beginning | Ending | Return | 
| 2007 | 50000 | 55000 | 5000 | 
| 2008 | 55000 | 58000 | 3000 | 
| 2009 | 58000 | 65000 | 7000 | 
| 2010 | 65000 | 70000 | 5000 | 
| Average | 5000 | ||
| Standard deviation | 1632.99 | 
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