The following table shows the average returns for some of the largest mutual funds commonly found in retirement plans. $($Assume end$-$of$-$month deposits and withdrawals and monthly compounding, and assume that the quoted rate of return continues indefinitely.$)$

$\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$Mutual$],[$Fund$]],\backslash$table$[[$Fidelity$],[$Growth$],[$Company$]],\backslash$table$[[$Vanguard$],[500$ Index$]],\backslash$table$[[$PIMCO$],[$Total Return$]],\backslash$table$[[$Vanguard$],[$Total Bond$],[$Market Index$]]],[$Type$,$Stock fund,Stock fund,Bond fund,Bond fund$],[\backslash$table$[[$Rate of$],[$Return$]],30\mathrm{.}31\%,17\mathrm{.}98\%,3\mathrm{.}63\%,3\mathrm{.}10\%$