Returns by year

Date updated: 1-Jan-16

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CustomizedGeometricriskpremiumestimator
Whatisyourriskfreerate?
Enteryourstartingyear

LT
1928

Estimatesofriskpremiumsfrom19
areprovidedatthebottomofthista

Valueofstocksinstartingyear:
ValueofT.Billsinstartingyear:
ValueofT.bondsinstartingyear:
Estimateofriskpremiumbasedonyourinputs:

100
100
100
4.54%

AnnualReturnsonInvestmentsin
Year
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948

S&P 5003-month T.Bill10-year T. Bond

43.81%
3.08%
0.84%
-8.30%
3.16%
4.20%
-25.12%
4.55%
4.54%
-43.84%
2.31%
-2.56%
-8.64%
1.07%
8.79%
49.98%
0.96%
1.86%
-1.19%
0.32%
7.96%
46.74%
0.18%
4.47%
31.94%
0.17%
5.02%
-35.34%
0.30%
1.38%
29.28%
0.08%
4.21%
-1.10%
0.04%
4.41%
-10.67%
0.03%
5.40%
-12.77%
0.08%
-2.02%
19.17%
0.34%
2.29%
25.06%
0.38%
2.49%
19.03%
0.38%
2.58%
35.82%
0.38%
3.80%
-8.43%
0.38%
3.13%
5.20%
0.57%
0.92%
5.70%
1.02%
1.95%
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CompoundedValueof$100
Stocks
$ 143.81
$ 131.88
$ 98.75
$ 55.46
$ 50.66
$ 75.99
$ 75.09
$ 110.18
$ 145.38
$ 94.00
$ 121.53
$ 120.20
$ 107.37
$ 93.66
$ 111.61
$ 139.59
$ 166.15
$ 225.67
$ 206.65
$ 217.39
$ 229.79

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$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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$
$
$
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$
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$
$
$
$
$
$

T.Bills
103.08
106.34
111.18
113.74
114.96
116.06
116.44
116.64
116.84
117.19
117.29
117.33
117.36
117.46
117.85
118.30
118.75
119.20
119.65
120.33
121.56

Returns by year

1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988

18.30%
30.81%
23.68%
18.15%
-1.21%
52.56%
32.60%
7.44%
-10.46%
43.72%
12.06%
0.34%
26.64%
-8.81%
22.61%
16.42%
12.40%
-9.97%
23.80%
10.81%
-8.24%
3.56%
14.22%
18.76%
-14.31%
-25.90%
37.00%
23.83%
-6.98%
6.51%
18.52%
31.74%
-4.70%
20.42%
22.34%
6.15%
31.24%
18.49%
5.81%
16.54%

1.10%
1.17%
1.48%
1.67%
1.89%
0.96%
1.66%
2.56%
3.23%
1.78%
3.26%
3.05%
2.27%
2.78%
3.11%
3.51%
3.90%
4.84%
4.33%
5.26%
6.56%
6.69%
4.54%
3.95%
6.73%
7.78%
5.99%
4.97%
5.13%
6.93%
9.94%
11.22%
14.30%
11.01%
8.45%
9.61%
7.49%
6.04%
5.72%
6.45%

4.66%
0.43%
-0.30%
2.27%
4.14%
3.29%
-1.34%
-2.26%
6.80%
-2.10%
-2.65%
11.64%
2.06%
5.69%
1.68%
3.73%
0.72%
2.91%
-1.58%
3.27%
-5.01%
16.75%
9.79%
2.82%
3.66%
1.99%
3.61%
15.98%
1.29%
-0.78%
0.67%
-2.99%
8.20%
32.81%
3.20%
13.73%
25.71%
24.28%
-4.96%
8.22%

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$
$
$
$
$

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355.60
439.80
519.62
513.35
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122.90
124.34
126.18
128.29
130.72
131.98
134.17
137.60
142.04
144.57
149.27
153.82
157.30
161.67
166.70
172.54
179.28
187.95
196.10
206.41
219.96
234.66
245.32
255.01
272.16
293.33
310.90
326.35
343.09
366.87
403.33
448.58
512.73
569.18
617.26
676.60
727.26
771.15
815.27
867.86

Returns by year

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

31.48%
-3.06%
30.23%
7.49%
9.97%
1.33%
37.20%
22.68%
33.10%
28.34%
20.89%
-9.03%
-11.85%
-21.97%
28.36%
10.74%
4.83%
15.61%
5.48%
-36.55%
25.94%
14.82%
2.10%
15.89%
32.15%
13.52%
1.36%

8.11%
7.55%
5.61%
3.41%
2.98%
3.99%
5.52%
5.02%
5.05%
4.73%
4.51%
5.76%
3.67%
1.66%
1.03%
1.23%
3.01%
4.68%
4.64%
1.59%
0.14%
0.13%
0.03%
0.05%
0.07%
0.05%
0.21%

17.69%
6.24%
15.00%
9.36%
14.21%
-8.04%
23.48%
1.43%
9.94%
14.92%
-8.25%
16.66%
5.57%
15.12%
0.38%
4.49%
2.87%
1.96%
10.21%
20.10%
-11.12%
8.46%
16.04%
2.97%
-9.10%
10.75%
1.28%

ArithmeticAverage
19282015
11.41%
19662015
11.01%
20062015
9.03%

3.49%
4.97%
1.16%

5.23%
7.12%
5.16%

GeometricAverage
19282015
9.50%
19662015
9.61%
20062015
7.25%

3.45%
4.92%
1.14%

4.96%
6.71%
4.71%

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938.24
1,009.08
1,065.69
1,101.98
1,134.84
1,180.07
1,245.15
1,307.68
1,373.76
1,438.70
1,503.58
1,590.23
1,648.63
1,675.96
1,693.22
1,714.00
1,765.59
1,848.18
1,933.98
1,964.64
1,967.29
1,969.84
1,970.44
1,971.42
1,972.72
1,973.77
1,977.91
RiskPremium
StocksT.Bills
7.92%
6.05%
7.87%
RiskPremium
StocksT.Bills
6.05%
4.69%
6.11%

Returns by year

companies

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matesofriskpremiumsfrom1928,overthelast50yearsandoverthelast10years
providedatthebottomofthistable.

ndedValueof$100
T.Bonds Stocks - Bills
Stocks - Bonds
$
100.84
40.73%
42.98%
$
105.07 -11.46%
-12.50%
$
109.85 -29.67%
-29.66%
$
107.03 -46.15%
-41.28%
$
116.44
-9.71%
-17.43%
$
118.60
49.02%
48.13%
$
128.05
-1.51%
-9.15%
$
133.78
46.57%
42.27%
$
140.49
31.77%
26.93%
$
142.43 -35.64%
-36.72%
$
148.43
29.21%
25.07%
$
154.98
-1.14%
-5.51%
$
163.35 -10.70%
-16.08%
$
160.04 -12.85%
-10.75%
$
163.72
18.84%
16.88%
$
167.79
24.68%
22.57%
$
172.12
18.65%
16.45%
$
178.67
35.44%
32.02%
$
184.26
-8.81%
-11.56%
$
185.95
4.63%
4.28%
$
189.58
4.68%
3.75%

Historical risk
premium

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Returns by year

$
198.42
$
199.27
$
198.68
$
203.19
$
211.61
$
218.57
$
215.65
$
210.79
$
225.11
$
220.39
$
214.56
$
239.53
$
244.46
$
258.38
$
262.74
$
272.53
$
274.49
$
282.47
$
278.01
$
287.11
$
272.71
$
318.41
$
349.57
$
359.42
$
372.57
$
379.98
$
393.68
$
456.61
$
462.50
$
458.90
$
461.98
$
448.17
$
484.91
$
644.04
$
664.65
$
755.92
$
950.29
$ 1,181.06
$ 1,122.47
$ 1,214.78

17.20%
29.63%
22.20%
16.48%
-3.10%
51.60%
30.94%
4.88%
-13.69%
41.94%
8.80%
-2.71%
24.37%
-11.59%
19.50%
12.91%
8.50%
-14.81%
19.47%
5.55%
-14.80%
-3.12%
9.68%
14.80%
-21.03%
-33.68%
31.01%
18.86%
-12.11%
-0.42%
8.58%
20.52%
-19.00%
9.41%
13.89%
-3.47%
23.75%
12.46%
0.09%
10.09%

13.64%
30.38%
23.97%
15.88%
-5.35%
49.27%
33.93%
9.70%
-17.25%
45.82%
14.70%
-11.30%
24.58%
-14.51%
20.93%
12.69%
11.68%
-12.88%
25.38%
7.54%
-3.23%
-13.19%
4.43%
15.94%
-17.97%
-27.89%
33.39%
7.85%
-8.27%
7.29%
17.85%
34.72%
-12.90%
-12.40%
19.14%
-7.59%
5.52%
-5.79%
10.77%
8.31%

6.11%
6.62%
5.97%
6.36%
6.53%
6.66%
6.11%
6.57%
6.60%
6.33%
5.90%
5.87%
6.08%
5.50%
4.64%
5.17%
5.22%
4.93%
4.97%
5.21%
5.73%
5.37%
5.10%
5.34%
5.12%
5.13%
4.97%
5.07%
5.12%

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Returns by year

$ 1,429.72
23.37%
13.78%
$ 1,518.87 -10.61%
-9.30%
$ 1,746.77
24.62%
15.23%
$ 1,910.30
4.09%
-1.87%
$ 2,181.77
6.98%
-4.24%
$ 2,006.43
-2.66%
9.36%
$ 2,477.55
31.68%
13.71%
$ 2,512.94
17.66%
21.25%
$ 2,762.71
28.05%
23.16%
$ 3,174.95
23.61%
13.42%
$ 2,912.88
16.38%
29.14%
$ 3,398.03 -14.79%
-25.69%
$ 3,587.37 -15.52%
-17.42%
$ 4,129.65 -23.62%
-37.08%
$ 4,145.15
27.33%
27.98%
$ 4,331.30
9.52%
6.25%
$ 4,455.50
1.82%
1.97%
$ 4,542.87
10.94%
13.65%
$ 5,006.69
0.84%
-4.73%
$ 6,013.10 -38.14%
-56.65%
$ 5,344.65
25.80%
37.05%
$ 5,796.96
14.69%
6.36%
$ 6,726.52
2.07%
-13.94%
$ 6,926.40
15.84%
12.92%
$ 6,295.79
32.08%
41.25%
$ 6,972.34
13.47%
2.78%
$ 7,061.89
1.15%
0.08%
RiskPremium
StandardError
StocksT.Bond StocksT.BillStocksT.Bonds
6.18%
2.15%
2.29%
3.89%
2.42%
2.74%
3.88%
6.06%
8.66%
StocksT.Bonds
4.54%
2.90%
2.53%

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5.24%
5.00%
5.14%
5.03%
4.90%
4.97%
5.08%
5.30%
5.53%
5.63%
5.96%
5.51%
5.17%
4.53%
4.82%
4.84%
4.80%
4.91%
4.79%
3.88%
4.29%
4.31%
4.10%
4.20%
4.62%
4.60%
4.54%

S&P 500 & Raw Data

Year
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964

S&P500
17.66
24.35
21.45
15.34
8.12
6.92
9.97
9.5
13.43
17.18
10.55
13.14
12.46
10.58
8.69
9.77
11.67
13.28
17.36
15.3
15.3
15.2
16.79
20.43
23.77
26.57
24.81
35.98
45.48
46.67
39.99
55.21
59.89
58.11
71.55
63.1
75.02
84.75

Dividends DividendYield T.Bondrate Returnonbond Jan1notes

0.62
3.50%
3.17%
1.05
4.30%
3.45%
0.84%
0.88
4.10%
3.36%
4.20%
0.72
4.70%
3.22%
4.54%
0.50
6.10%
3.93%
2.56%
0.50
7.20%
3.35%
8.79%
0.41
4.10%
3.53%
1.86%
0.35
3.70%
3.01%
7.96%
0.51
3.80%
2.84%
4.47%
0.54
3.14%
2.59%
5.02%
0.56
5.30%
2.73%
1.38%
0.50
3.80%
2.56%
4.21%
0.54
4.30%
2.35%
4.41%
0.55
5.20%
2.01%
5.40%
0.54
6.20%
2.47%
2.02%
0.59
6.00%
2.49%
2.29%
0.55
4.70%
2.49%
2.49%
0.61
4.60%
2.48%
2.58%
0.68
3.90%
2.33%
3.80%
0.60
3.90%
2.24%
3.13%
0.80
5.20%
2.39%
0.92%
0.97
6.40%
2.44%
1.95%
1.19
7.10%
2.19%
4.66%
1.53
7.50%
2.39%
0.43%
1.50
6.30%
2.70%
0.30%
1.51
5.70%
2.75%
2.27%
1.44
5.80%
2.59%
4.14%
1.87
5.20%
2.51%
3.29%
2.23
4.90%
2.96%
1.34%
2.19
4.70%
3.59%
2.26%
1.80
4.50%
3.21%
6.80%
2.26
4.10%
3.86%
2.10%
1.98
3.30%
4.69%
2.65%
1.98
3.41%
3.84%
11.64%
2.04
2.85%
4.06%
2.06%
2.15
3.40%
3.86%
5.69%
2.35
3.13%
4.13%
1.68%
2.58
3.05%
4.18%
3.73%

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S&P 500 & Raw Data

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

92.43
80.33
96.47
103.86
92.06
92.15
102.09
118.05
97.55
68.56
90.19
107.46
95.1
96.11
107.94
135.76
122.55
140.64
164.93
167.24
211.28
242.17
247.08
277.72
353.4
330.22
417.09
435.71
466.45
459.27
615.93
740.74
970.43
1229.23
1469.25
1320.28
1148.09
879.82
1111.91
1211.92

2.83
2.88
2.98
3.04
3.24
3.19
3.16
3.19
3.61
3.72
3.73
4.22
4.86
5.18
5.97
6.44
6.83
6.93
7.12
7.83
8.20
8.19
9.17
10.22
11.73
12.35
12.97
12.64
12.69
13.36
14.17
14.89
15.52
16.20
16.71
16.27
15.74
16.08
17.39
19.44

3.06%
3.59%
3.09%
2.93%
3.52%
3.46%
3.10%
2.70%
3.70%
5.43%
4.14%
3.93%
5.11%
5.39%
5.53%
4.74%
5.57%
4.93%
4.32%
4.68%
3.88%
3.38%
3.71%
3.68%
3.32%
3.74%
3.11%
2.90%
2.72%
2.91%
2.30%
2.01%
1.60%
1.32%
1.14%
1.23%
1.37%
1.83%
1.56%
1.60%

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4.62%
4.84%
5.70%
6.03%
7.65%
6.39%
5.93%
6.36%
6.74%
7.43%
8.00%
6.87%
7.69%
9.01%
10.39%
12.84%
13.72%
10.54%
11.83%
11.50%
9.26%
7.11%
8.99%
9.11%
7.84%
8.08%
7.09%
6.77%
5.77%
7.81%
5.71%
6.30%
5.81%
4.65%
6.44%
5.11%
5.05%
3.82%
4.25%
4.22%

0.72%
2.91%
1.58%
3.27%
5.01%
16.75%
9.79%
2.82%
3.66%
1.99%
3.61%
15.98%
1.29%
0.78%
0.67%
2.99%
8.20%
32.81%
3.20%
13.73%
25.71%
24.28%
4.96%
8.22%
17.69%
6.24%
15.00%
9.36%
14.21%
8.04%
23.48%
1.43%
9.94%
14.92%
8.25%
16.66%
5.57%
15.12%
0.38%
4.49%

S&P 500 & Raw Data

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

1248.29
1418.3
1468.36

903.25
1115.1
1257.64
1257.6
1426.19
1848.36
2058.9
2043.9

22.22
24.88
27.73
28.39
22.41
22.73
26.43
31.25
36.28
39.44

43.00

1.78%
1.75%

4.39%
4.70%

1.89%

4.02%

3.14%
2.01%
1.81%
2.10%
2.19%
1.96%
1.92%
2.10%

2.21%

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3.84%
3.29%
1.88%
1.76%
3.04%
2.17%
2.27%

2.87%
1.96%
10.21%
20.10%
11.12%
8.46%
16.04%
2.97%
9.10%
10.75%
1.28%

! Used estimated dividend f

S&P 500 & Raw Data

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S&P 500 & Raw Data

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S&P 500 & Raw Data

Used estimated dividend for 2014, based upon Dec 2014 estimated dividend yield for S&P 500

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T. Bill rates

Title:
3-Month Treasury Bill: Secondary Market Rate
Series ID:
TB3MS
Source:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Release:
H.15 Selected Interest Rates
Seasonal AdjuNot Applicable
Frequency:
Monthly
Units:
Percent
Date Range: 1934-01-01 to 2008-11-01
Last Updated:2008-12-02 10:34 AM CST
Notes:
Averages of Business Days, Discount Basis
DATE

VALUE
Jan-34
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-35
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-36
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct

Year
0.72
0.62
0.24
0.15
0.16
0.15
0.15
0.19
0.21
0.27
0.25
0.23
0.20
0.19
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.16
0.20
0.20
0.16
0.15
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.15
0.20
0.16
0.13

Sum
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967

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1.29
0.7
0.7
1.21
0.31
0.15
0.10
0.33
1.35
1.52
1.52
1.52
1.52
2.27
4.09
4.41
4.69
5.91
6.69
7.57
3.85
6.64
10.22
12.92
7.11
13.02
12.18
9.07
11.11
12.44
14.02
15.61
19.36
17.33

Average
0.32%
0.18%
0.17%
0.30%
0.08%
0.04%
0.03%
0.08%
0.34%
0.38%
0.38%
0.38%
0.38%
0.57%
1.02%
1.10%
1.17%
1.48%
1.67%
1.89%
0.96%
1.66%
2.56%
3.23%
1.78%
3.26%
3.05%
2.27%
2.78%
3.11%
3.51%
3.90%
4.84%
4.33%

T. Bill rates

Nov
Dec
Jan-37
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-38
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-39
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-40
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug

0.11
0.12
0.17
0.15
0.38
0.56
0.41
0.36
0.28
0.29
0.31
0.20
0.09
0.11
0.10
0.08
0.08
0.09
0.05
0.05
0.07
0.06
0.08
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.14
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.06
0.10
0.05
0.04

1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

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21.04
26.25
26.74
18.16
15.81
26.90
31.11
23.96
19.88
20.51
27.73
39.75
44.88
57.20
44.04
33.79
38.45
29.95
24.14
22.89
25.80
32.44
30.20
22.44
13.62
11.93
15.94
22.06
20.09
20.21
18.91
18.04
23.05
14.69
6.63
4.12
4.91
12.04
18.71
18.57
6.34
0.54

5.26%
6.56%
6.69%
4.54%
3.95%
6.73%
7.78%
5.99%
4.97%
5.13%
6.93%
9.94%
11.22%
14.30%
11.01%
8.45%
9.61%
7.49%
6.04%
5.72%
6.45%
8.11%
7.55%
5.61%
3.41%
2.98%
3.99%
5.52%
5.02%
5.05%
4.73%
4.51%
5.76%
3.67%
1.66%
1.03%
1.23%
3.01%
4.68%
4.64%
1.59%
0.14%

T. Bill rates

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-41
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-42
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-43
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-44
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June

0.05
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.04
0.11
0.10
0.11
0.12
0.12
0.13
0.10
0.09
0.28
0.33
0.27
0.25
0.25
0.32
0.37
0.37
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38

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T. Bill rates

july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-45
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-46
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-47
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-48
Feb
Mar
Apr

0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.66
0.75
0.80
0.85
0.92
0.95
0.97
1.00
1.00
1.00

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T. Bill rates

May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-49
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-50
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-51
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-52
Feb

1.00
1.00
1.00
1.06
1.09
1.12
1.14
1.16
1.17
1.17
1.17
1.17
1.17
1.17
1.02
1.04
1.07
1.05
1.08
1.10
1.07
1.12
1.12
1.15
1.16
1.15
1.16
1.20
1.30
1.31
1.36
1.34
1.34
1.36
1.40
1.47
1.55
1.45
1.56
1.62
1.63
1.54
1.56
1.73
1.57
1.54

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T. Bill rates

Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-53
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-54
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-55
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

1.59
1.57
1.67
1.70
1.81
1.83
1.71
1.74
1.85
2.09
1.96
1.97
2.01
2.19
2.16
2.11
2.04
2.04
1.79
1.38
1.44
1.60
1.18
0.97
1.03
0.97
0.76
0.64
0.72
0.92
1.01
0.98
0.93
1.15
1.22
1.17
1.28
1.59
1.45
1.41
1.60
1.90
2.07
2.23
2.24
2.54

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T. Bill rates

Jan-56
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-57
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-58
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-59
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct

2.41
2.32
2.25
2.60
2.61
2.49
2.31
2.60
2.84
2.90
2.99
3.21
3.11
3.10
3.08
3.07
3.06
3.29
3.16
3.37
3.53
3.58
3.31
3.04
2.44
1.53
1.30
1.13
0.91
0.83
0.91
1.69
2.44
2.63
2.67
2.77
2.82
2.70
2.80
2.95
2.84
3.21
3.20
3.38
4.04
4.05

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T. Bill rates

Nov
Dec
Jan-60
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-61
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-62
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-63
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug

4.15
4.49
4.35
3.96
3.31
3.23
3.29
2.46
2.30
2.30
2.48
2.30
2.37
2.25
2.24
2.42
2.39
2.29
2.29
2.33
2.24
2.39
2.28
2.30
2.48
2.60
2.72
2.73
2.72
2.73
2.69
2.73
2.92
2.82
2.78
2.74
2.83
2.87
2.91
2.92
2.89
2.90
2.93
2.99
3.18
3.32

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T. Bill rates

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-64
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-65
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-66
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-67
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June

3.38
3.45
3.52
3.52
3.52
3.53
3.54
3.47
3.48
3.48
3.46
3.50
3.53
3.57
3.64
3.84
3.81
3.93
3.93
3.93
3.89
3.80
3.84
3.84
3.92
4.03
4.09
4.38
4.59
4.65
4.59
4.62
4.64
4.50
4.80
4.96
5.37
5.35
5.32
4.96
4.72
4.56
4.26
3.84
3.60
3.54

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T. Bill rates

july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-68
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-69
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-70
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-71
Feb
Mar
Apr

4.21
4.27
4.42
4.56
4.73
4.97
5.00
4.98
5.17
5.38
5.66
5.52
5.31
5.09
5.19
5.35
5.45
5.96
6.14
6.12
6.02
6.11
6.04
6.44
7.00
6.98
7.09
7.00
7.24
7.82
7.87
7.13
6.63
6.51
6.84
6.68
6.45
6.41
6.12
5.91
5.28
4.87
4.44
3.70
3.38
3.86

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T. Bill rates

May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-72
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-73
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-74
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-75
Feb

4.14
4.75
5.40
4.94
4.69
4.46
4.22
4.01
3.38
3.20
3.73
3.71
3.69
3.91
3.98
4.02
4.66
4.74
4.78
5.07
5.41
5.60
6.09
6.26
6.36
7.19
8.01
8.67
8.29
7.22
7.83
7.45
7.77
7.12
7.96
8.33
8.23
7.90
7.55
8.96
8.06
7.46
7.47
7.15
6.26
5.50

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T. Bill rates

Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-76
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-77
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-78
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

5.49
5.61
5.23
5.34
6.13
6.44
6.42
5.96
5.48
5.44
4.87
4.88
5.00
4.86
5.20
5.41
5.23
5.14
5.08
4.92
4.75
4.35
4.62
4.67
4.60
4.54
4.96
5.02
5.19
5.49
5.81
6.16
6.10
6.07
6.44
6.45
6.29
6.29
6.41
6.73
7.01
7.08
7.85
7.99
8.64
9.08

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T. Bill rates

Jan-79
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-80
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-81
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-82
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct

9.35
9.32
9.48
9.46
9.61
9.06
9.24
9.52
10.26
11.70
11.79
12.04
12.00
12.86
15.20
13.20
8.58
7.07
8.06
9.13
10.27
11.62
13.73
15.49
15.02
14.79
13.36
13.69
16.30
14.73
14.95
15.51
14.70
13.54
10.86
10.85
12.28
13.48
12.68
12.70
12.09
12.47
11.35
8.68
7.92
7.71

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T. Bill rates

Nov
Dec
Jan-83
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-84
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-85
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-86
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug

8.07
7.94
7.86
8.11
8.35
8.21
8.19
8.79
9.08
9.34
9.00
8.64
8.76
9.00
8.90
9.09
9.52
9.69
9.83
9.87
10.12
10.47
10.37
9.74
8.61
8.06
7.76
8.27
8.52
7.95
7.48
6.95
7.08
7.14
7.10
7.16
7.24
7.10
7.07
7.06
6.56
6.06
6.15
6.21
5.83
5.53

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T. Bill rates

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-87
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-88
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-89
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-90
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June

5.21
5.18
5.35
5.53
5.43
5.59
5.59
5.64
5.66
5.67
5.69
6.04
6.40
6.13
5.69
5.77
5.81
5.66
5.70
5.91
6.26
6.46
6.73
7.06
7.24
7.35
7.76
8.07
8.27
8.53
8.82
8.65
8.43
8.15
7.88
7.90
7.75
7.64
7.69
7.63
7.64
7.74
7.90
7.77
7.74
7.73

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T. Bill rates

july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-91
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-92
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-93
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-94
Feb
Mar
Apr

7.62
7.45
7.36
7.17
7.06
6.74
6.22
5.94
5.91
5.65
5.46
5.57
5.58
5.33
5.22
4.99
4.56
4.07
3.80
3.84
4.04
3.75
3.63
3.66
3.21
3.13
2.91
2.86
3.13
3.22
3.00
2.93
2.95
2.87
2.96
3.07
3.04
3.02
2.95
3.02
3.10
3.06
2.98
3.25
3.50
3.68

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T. Bill rates

May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-95
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-96
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-97
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-98
Feb

4.14
4.14
4.33
4.48
4.62
4.95
5.29
5.60
5.71
5.77
5.73
5.65
5.67
5.47
5.42
5.40
5.28
5.28
5.36
5.14
5.00
4.83
4.96
4.95
5.02
5.09
5.15
5.05
5.09
4.99
5.03
4.91
5.03
5.01
5.14
5.16
5.05
4.93
5.05
5.14
4.95
4.97
5.14
5.16
5.04
5.09

5.49

5.01

5.06

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Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-99
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-00
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-01
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

5.03
4.95
5.00
4.98
4.96
4.90
4.61
3.96
4.41
4.39
4.34
4.44
4.44
4.29
4.50
4.57
4.55
4.72
4.68
4.86
5.07
5.20
5.32
5.55
5.69
5.66
5.79
5.69
5.96
6.09
6.00
6.11
6.17
5.77
5.15
4.88
4.42
3.87
3.62
3.49
3.51
3.36
2.64
2.16
1.87
1.69

4.78

4.64

5.82

3.39

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Jan-02
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-03
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-04
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-05
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct

1.65
1.73
1.79
1.72
1.73
1.70
1.68
1.62
1.63
1.58
1.23
1.19
1.17
1.17
1.13
1.13
1.07
0.92
0.90
0.95
0.94
0.92
0.93
0.90
0.88
0.93
0.94
0.94
1.02
1.27
1.33
1.48
1.65
1.76
2.07
2.19
2.33
2.54
2.74
2.78
2.84
2.97
3.22
3.44
3.42
3.71

1.60

1.01

1.37

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Nov
Dec
Jan-06
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-07
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan-08
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
july
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
January 09
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug

3.88
3.89
4.24
4.43
4.51
4.60
4.72
4.79
4.95
4.96
4.81
4.92
4.94
4.85
4.98
5.03
4.94
4.87
4.73
4.61
4.82
4.20
3.89
3.90
3.27
3.00
2.75
2.12
1.26
1.29
1.73
1.86
1.63
1.72
1.13
0.67
0.19
0.03
0.13
0.30
0.21
0.16
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.17

3.15

4.73

4.35

1.37

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Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

0.12
0.07
0.05
0.14

0.16

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UStreasury10yearbondatendofeachyear
FederalReserveofSt.Louis(FRED)
Source:
Computation Tocomputethereturnonaconstantmaturitybond,Iaddtwocomponentsthepromisedcouponatth
Thereturnonthe10yearbondfor1928=3.17%(Couponratepromisedattheendof1927)Pricec
Bond used:

Year
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

T.Bondrate Returnonbond
3.17%
3.45%
0.84%
3.36%
4.20%
3.22%
4.54%
3.93%
2.56%
3.35%
8.79%
3.53%
1.86%
3.01%
7.96%
2.84%
4.47%
2.59%
5.02%
2.73%
1.38%
2.56%
4.21%
2.35%
4.41%
2.01%
5.40%
2.47%
2.02%
2.49%
2.29%
2.49%
2.49%
2.48%
2.58%
2.33%
3.80%
2.24%
3.13%
2.39%
0.92%
2.44%
1.95%
2.19%
4.66%
2.39%
0.43%
2.70%
0.30%
2.75%
2.27%
2.59%
4.14%
2.51%
3.29%
2.96%
1.34%
3.59%
2.26%
3.21%
6.80%
3.86%
2.10%
4.69%
2.65%

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1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

3.84%
4.06%
3.86%
4.13%
4.18%
4.62%
4.84%
5.70%
6.03%
7.65%
6.39%
5.93%
6.36%
6.74%
7.43%
8.00%
6.87%
7.69%
9.01%
10.39%
12.84%
13.72%
10.54%
11.83%
11.50%
9.26%
7.11%
8.99%
9.11%
7.84%
8.08%
7.09%
6.77%
5.77%
7.81%
5.71%
6.30%
5.81%
4.65%
6.44%

11.64%
2.06%
5.69%
1.68%
3.73%
0.72%
2.91%
1.58%
3.27%
5.01%
16.75%
9.79%
2.82%
3.66%
1.99%
3.61%
15.98%
1.29%
0.78%
0.67%
2.99%
8.20%
32.81%
3.20%
13.73%
25.71%
24.28%
4.96%
8.22%
17.69%
6.24%
15.00%
9.36%
14.21%
8.04%
23.48%
1.43%
9.94%
14.92%
8.25%

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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

5.11%
5.05%
3.82%
4.25%
4.22%
4.39%
4.70%
4.02%
2.21%
3.84%
3.29%
1.88%
1.76%

16.66%
5.57%
15.12%
0.38%
4.49%
2.87%
1.96%
10.21%
20.10%
11.12%
8.46%
16.04%
2.97%

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thepromisedcouponatthestartoftheyearandthepricechangeduetointerestratechanges.
theendof1927)Pricechangeonabondwithacouponrateof3.17%,whentheinterestrategoesto3.45%.

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Summary for ppt

Arithmetic Average
Geometric Average
Stocks - T. BillsStocks - T. BondsStocks - T. BillsStocks - T. Bonds
1928-2015
7.92%
6.18%
6.05%
4.54%
Std Error
2.15%
2.29%
1966-2015
6.05%
3.89%
4.69%
2.90%
Std Error
2.42%
2.74%
2006-2015
7.87%
3.88%
6.11%
2.53%
Std Error
6.06%
8.66%

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- T. Bonds

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