Required rate of return (RRR) gives investors a benchmark to determine the minimum acceptable return on an investment considering the risk involved. By calculating RRR, investors can assess whether an ...

Have you ever looked at your rate of return and wondered how to interpret it? How do you know whether your portfolio performance is good, bad, or somewhere in between? And how do you go about ...

Stocks have good years and bad years. In the good years, many or even most stocks will return 10% or more, but then in bad years, they give it back. This sort of market price driven return is not what ...

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Real rate of return adjusts for inflation, providing a true growth measure. S&P 500's real rate is 7.9%, versus a nominal 11.8%, due to inflation. Using real rates in retirement planning ensures ...