An investor wants to diversify her portfolio and decides to invest in a Vanguard REIT (real estate investment trust) Index Fund.
Over the past ten years the fund has had an average compound annual return of 10.94%.
If the fund continues to have an average return of 10.94% a year, and the investor reinvests the annual dividends paid, how much would she need to invest today to have $25,000 after 5 years?