If you can earn a rate of return of 8% (nominal) in a stock portfolio and the inflation rate is 5%, what is the real rate of return (growth of purchasing power)?

If you want the growth of purchasing power (real rate) to be 12% and you are expecting an inflation rate of 6%, what actual portfolio return (nominal rate) you must earn to achieve the objective?

Calculate the holding period return for the following two investments:

Stocks

Purchase Price (beginning of the year) 5,000. Annual Dividend 250. Sale Price (end of the year) 4,000

Bonds Purchase Price (beginning of the year)2,000. Annual Interest Income 200. Sale Price (end of the year) 3,000

In 2014 the firm paid $0.60 per share in annual dividends to the common stockholders. You observed that the firm paid $1.20/share in dividends in 2021. What is the annual dividend growth rate?