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Estimation of Multiperiod Expected Rates of Return When Investment Relatives Are Lognormally Distributed

Marvin J. Karson Whittemore School of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824
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David C. Cheng Box J, College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Alabama, University, AL, 35486
Pages 140-148 | Published online: 02 Jul 2012

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