Re: Yield indicator

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In Reply to: Re: Yield indicator posted by Mark on January 21, 2001 at 14:43:07:

: : Hi Mark,

: : I'm using the latest beta version of FM-Pro and I'm not sure if this is a problem or I'm just misinterpreting what I see. With the yield set to re-invested dividends, if I look at the NAV+DIV graph, the yield listed above the graph matches the yield listed with the trendline, ie. 33.03% and 33.03%. When I change to the Value graph the yield listed above the graph is still 33.03% however, the trendline not indicates 61.47%.

: : Thanks,
: : Ray

: Hi Ray,
: Trendlines are specific to a particular graph type and investment, so you
: are looking at two different trendlines on the Value and NAV+DIV graphs. The
: yields above the graph are for the investment, ending on the ending date of
: the graph. The yields for a trendline are for that trendline, and don't
: necessarily have any relationship to the yield of your investment, they are
: showing the yield for the line as you drew it. If you believe the yield
: of the trendline to be incorrect you can e-mail us the investment file, and
: we can take a look.

: The equation for trendline yield is:

: End_Value = Start_value * (1 + i)^term

: where 'term' is the # of years from start to end, and 'i' is the yield.

: Thanks,
: Mark
: --
: Mark Beiley
:
: Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT
:
:

Hi Mark,

I realize the yeild for the trendline reflects the yield of the line being drawn. However, I would have thought that if the trendline was drawn from the same start and end points as the graph and the same value as the start and end of the graph, the yield would match the "gph" yield listed above the graph.

Thanks

Ray

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• Re: Yield indicator Mark 21:15:57 01/22/01 (0)