You are considering an investment in a mutual fund with a 4% load and an...

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You are considering an investment in a mutual fund with a 4% load and an expense ratio of 0.5%. You can instead invest in a bank CD paying 6%. a. If you plan to invest for 2 years, what annual rate of return must the fund portfolio earn for you to be better off in the fund than in the CD? Assume annual compounding of returns b. How does your answer change if you plan to invest for 6 years? Why does your answer change? c. Now suppose that instead of a front-end load the fund assesses 12b-1 fee of 0.75% per year. What annual rate of return must the fund portfolio earn for you to be better off in the fund than in the CD? Does your answer depend on the time horizon? Please answer with excel and show formulas.

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