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It’s easy to stick money in your retirement fund and forget about it. But that doesn’t mean you should! As important as consistent saving is understanding your rate of return on investment (ROI). If ...
Time-weighted return (TWR) calculates an investment portfolio or fund’s performance while accounting for external cash flows. Investment funds usually have money flowing in or out at various times.
What is the unit valuation system? Measuring unit value vs. measuring total portfolio value. What is the internal rate of return? Why it could be a good idea to use both the unit valuation system and ...
I may be off with the terminology but here is what I'm trying to do. I have downloaded all of my transactions for my retirement funds for the last few years. For each transaction, I have the number of ...
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 ...
Do you feel lost trying to decide what to invest in? What if you had a tool to help you identify the best potential path forward? That’s how you can look at the internal rate of return (IRR): as a ...
Calculating stock growth rates can be challenging and seem intimidating, especially with all the numbers and terminology getting thrown around. Every investor has a preferred way of calculating that ...
The CAGR, or the compound annual growth rate, simply reflects the annualized return of a metric on a compounded basis, over a given period of time. The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), is the ...
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Rule of 70

The rule of 70 is a tool that approximates how long it will take for a variable to double in value. Find out how to calculate ...
Q. I have prepared projections for a proposed project, and I want to calculate the internal rate of return. Instead of using Excel’s IRR function, should I use simple math formulas so others can ...
Real returns indicate if investments keep up with inflation, maintaining purchasing power. To calculate real return, subtract inflation rate from nominal return after taxes. Positive real returns show ...