Exhibit 8-4 In order to estimate the average electric usage per month, a sample of 81 houses was selected, and the electric usage was determined. Assume a population standard deviation of 450-kilowatt hours. Refer to Exhibit 8-4. The standard error of the mean is a. 450 b. 81 c. 500 d. 50.
The Stable Value Fund (SVF) is one of. the investment options offered in the. ConocoPhillips Savings Plan. The SVF seeks. to preserve principal and provide returns. that, over time, exceed the returns on bank. savings accounts and money market funds. The SVF also seeks to provide a return that is. less volatile than the return on a fixed income. portfolio of comparable quality and duration. Unlike some stable value funds that have. a constant net asset value (NAV) of $1, the. ConocoPhillips Stable Value Fund has a fluctuating. NAV.
If your employer's retirement plan doesn't offer a stable-value fund, consider one of these instead. By Thomas M. Anderson, October 1, 2009. Investors in stable-value funds want it both ways. They prefer the stability of a money-market fund with the higher returns of a bond fund.