The Annual Rate of Return on Any Given Stock Can

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The annual rate of return on any given stock can be found as the stock's dividend for the year plus the change in the stock's price during the year,divided by its beginning-of-year price.If you obtain such data on a large portfolio of stocks,like those in the S&P 500,find the rate of return on each stock,and then average those returns,this would give you an idea of stock market returns for the year in question.

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Definitions:

Consolidation Elimination

The process of removing intra-group transactions and balances from the consolidated financial statements of a group of companies.

Cost Method

An accounting approach for investments, where the investment is recorded at its acquisition cost without reflecting the investee's performance.

Straight Line Amortization

A technique for distributing the expense of an intangible asset evenly over its lifespan in yearly increments.

Goodwill

The intangible asset that arises when a company acquires another company for more than the fair value of its net identifiable assets.