How do I use the direct method and the step down method in accounting?

You find a certain stock that had returns of 10 percent, -3 percent, -4 percent, and -14 percent for four of the last five years. If the average return of the stock over this period was 13 percent, the stock's return for the missing year was

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koleman, it would be better if you could ask a more specific question. You're asking something very open-ended that could entail an entire chapter in a textbook.