At certain intervals, the ovaries release an ovum, which passes through the Fallopian tube into the uterus. If, in this transit, it meets with sperm, a single sperm can enter and merge with the egg, fertilizing it. Corresponding equivalent among males is the male reproductive system.
The Average Annual Return is a percentage figure used to report a historical return of a given period (most commonly 3-, 5-, 10-year). The most common area using this figure is mutual funds. The deceptive part of Average Annual Return is how it is calculated. It is simply (Sum of Annual Returns) / (# of Years). For example, to earn a 10% annual return, a fund could perform both of the following ways: 1  Return 1: (+10% + +10% + +10% + +15% + +5%) / 5 = 10% Average Annual Return. 2  Return 2: (40% + +30% + -10% + +5% + -15%) / 5 = 10% Average Annual Return.
Stock Market History of Returns. How the Historical Rate of Return of the Stock Market is Calculated. Over the stock market history corporate earnings have gone up an average of 7% per year and the inflation history of the markets shows that inflation has averaged around 4% per year. The % weights of sectors has changed a lot from 1900 to 2000.