Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 38

Essay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Gustave Courbet

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Definitions:

Variance

A statistical measure that represents the dispersion or spread of a set of data points or investment returns around their mean or average value.

Total Rate of Return

A measure of the total gain or loss on an investment over a specified period, including both capital gains and dividends or interest.

Total Dollar Return

The overall financial gain or loss on an investment, expressed in dollars, including dividends, interest, and capital gains.

Dividend Payments

Cash payments made by a company to its shareholders as a distribution of profits.