Investment Quiz

Are you a savvy investor? Or a novice looking for advice? Take this quiz written by Curt Anderson of First Busey Securities. Question #1 Large cap U.S. stocks (S & P 500) have been the best performing asset class in ________ of the past 40 years. A. 5 B. 11 C. 17 Question #2 Over the past 150 years, stocks have outperformed fixed rate investments in any given 20 year period ________% of the time. A. 52% B. 79% C. 95% Question #3 Since 1925, reinvested dividends have represented _____% of the return of the S & P 500. A. 37% B. 62% C. 95% Question #4 The stock market declines 20% or more about once every ________ years. A. 3 years B. 5 years C. 8 years Question #5 From 1970 - 2000, the S & P 500 index had an average annualized return of 13.9%. If you removed the best 60 days from that 30 year period, the S & P 500`s average annualized return would have been _______%. A. 2.1% B. 6.3% C. 10.1% ANSWER KEY 1. A - 5 2. C - 95% 3. C - 95% 4. A - 3 years 5. B - 6.3% 22 JUN 04 mrm