Download Fig. 1: Annual* Inflation and Depreciation in Israel, 1958

Fig. 1: Annual* Inflation and Depreciation
in Israel, 1958-2001
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Depreciation (USD)
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Table 1: Composition of Financial Assets of
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* In foreign currency & linked to exchange rate.
Table 2: Required Real Returns on Principal
Groups of Financial Assets (Avg. 1994-2000)
(percent)
Financial Asset Group
Shares
Unindexed fixed rate bonds
T-bills
CPI-indexed bonds ( - yrs.)
Dollar linked bonds
Note: Estimated risk-free rate = . percent
Required Return
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Fig. 2: Efficient Frontier for Four
Principal Asset Price Indexes
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Market
Portfolio
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CPI-indexed
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Period: 1996-2000
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Fig. 3: Efficient Frontier for Four
Principal Asset Price Indexes
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FX-Linked
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Brown dots for period: 1/99 – 4/02
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Fig. 4: Risk Return Trade-off:
Portfolios of U.S. and Foreign Mutual Funds
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Source: Lewis (1999)
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U.S.
Standard Deviation of Wealth
100%
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