Consider the following information on different asset classes from 1926 through 2011. ...

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Consider the following information on different asset classes from 1926 through 2011.

Series

Arithmetic Mean

Large-company stocks 11.8 %
Small-company stocks 16.5
Long-term corporate bonds 6.4
Long-term government bonds 6.1
Intermediate-term government bonds 5.5
U.S. Treasury bills 3.6
Inflation 3.1

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What was the arithmetic average annual return on large-company stocks in real terms? Use the Fisher equation (1+R)/(1+h) - 1. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

What is the Real Return? ________%

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