(Quantitative Question) Consider the following average annual returns: Investment Average Return Small Stocks 22.2% S&P 500 13.296 Corporate Bonds 7.2% Treasury Bonds 5.796 Treasury Bills 496 Calculate the excess of average returns for: i. the portfolio of small stocks ii. S&P 500 iii. Corporate Bonds

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