Returns for the IC Company and for the S&P 500

question 29

Essay

Returns for the IC Company and for the S&P 500 Index over the previous 4-year period are given below:

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Definitions:

Straight-Ticket Voting

Straight-ticket voting is the practice of voting for all the candidates of the same political party on a ballot.

Independents

Voters or political candidates who do not affiliate with any established political party.

Winner-Take-All

An electoral system in which the candidate who receives the most votes wins the entire election or all available seats, as opposed to proportional representation systems.

Proportional Representation

A voting system where the allocation of seats to parties is directly proportional to the amount of votes they receive.