Question IPS return calculation

CFA Level III Portfolio Management
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Dear all,

I have a question about calculate return and distribution in IPS

Question:

One portfolio with 1 is expected real return 4% and inflation 2%. Tax exempt.

So the required annual nominal return is (1+4%)*(1+2%)-1=0.0608.

But what is the maximum distribution amount over the coming year?

Should it consider inflation? So with an ending portfolio 1.0608

  1. if consider remove inflation first,

The portfolio after removing inflation is 1.0608/1.02 = 1.04

Then the distribution is just 1 * 4% = 0.04

  1. distribute first

The distribute amount is 1.02 * 0.04 = 0.0408

Then after distribution 1.0608-0.0408=1.02

Then remove inflation 1.02/1.02 = 1

So both of these two scenarios retain the real value but has different distribution amount.

Also what is insight for multiplication of return

say there are 100 distribution requirement, each of them if 1%

1.01^100=2.704813829 and 1=0.01*100=2

They are quite different. Why multiplication?

Thanks