Talk:US index returns - 2012

Are these indices categorized as "Total Return"? I'm looking at the listing in Stock Market Indexing which states:


 * A Price Index (Price, PR) which does not include dividends or dividend reinvestment.
 * A Gross Dividend Index (Total Return, TR) which includes all dividends reinvested.
 * A Net Dividend Index (Net Return, NR) which recognizes that the dividends are subject to tax and not received by the investor. Only the remaining portion of the dividend (net of tax) can be reinvested.

This is different than the indices used for annuity calculations, such as the Equity Indexed Annuity which use a price index. --LadyGeek 19:06, 2 April 2012 (CDT)


 * The returns are for U.S. domestic stock benchmark indexes. These are used for measuring investment performance and are Total Return indexes. --Blbarnitz 08:59, 3 April 2012 (CDT)