Mark W.

asked • 05/28/19

Finance: Risk & Return

Consider a sample of year-end prices for Alphabet, Inc. (Google) over a five year period. Google did not pay a dividend over the sample period.

YEARPRICE
2012 $578.91
2011 $601.53
2010 $529.39
2009 $340.11
2008 $565.71
2007 $507.94


Calculate the average (arithmetic) return?


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Lenny D. answered • 05/28/19

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Lenny D.

The stock price was very volatile over this. The variance of the stock price acts as a tax on compounding which is why the compound returns are so than the average annual returns
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Lenny D.

If you have any questions on this material please feel free to book a session with me as I have been doing it for 30 some-odd years
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