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What is the compound annual growth rate of the major markets?
What historical compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) have the major markets provided? Data as far back as has been recorded is preferable. Specifically I'm looking for returns of:
Short-term, ...
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Are the guaranteed returns of regulated utilities really what they sound like?
In the last few days I've stumbled upon two-year-old editorials like this one and this one stating "as a regulated utility, publicly traded [PG&E] shareholders benefit from a guaranteed 11.35 ...
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How can I determine if my rate of return is “good” for the market I am in?
I am considering a small investment to get started with. What percent rate of return is considered to be good return on investments made in a stock market?
I read somewhere that 25-30% is considered ...
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Is there a simple term to describe the non commutative property of decreasing and increasing a value by some X percentage?
I.e., $100 decreased by 20% requires an increase of (1/(1-0.2))-1) to return to $100. Is there a simple name to refer to this?
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Calculate annualized return on stock with multiple transactions
I understand how to calculate the Annualized return on a stock when I have single purchase ie
(principal + gain/principal) ^ (365/days) - 1
but how is it calculated when I have multiple buys and ...
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How to calculate the rate of return on selling a stock?
How to calculate the rate of return on selling a stock?
