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DEFINITION: A rate of return (RoR) is the net gain or loss of an investment over a specified time period, expressed as a percentage of the investment’s initial cost. When calculating the rate of return, you are determining the percentage change from the beginning of the period until the end.

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And so, according to Greg McBride CFA, before you invest your money, you’re likely wondering how much you’re going to earn. This is known as the rate of return. The rate of return is expressed as a percentage of the total amount you invested. If you invest $1,000 and get back your original investment plus an additional $100 in interest, you’ve earned a 10 percent return.

CITE: https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/082610254

However, numbers don’t always tell the full story. You’ll also need to think about how long you plan to keep the money invested, how your investment options have performed historically and how inflation will impact your bottom line.

Key return on investment statistics

When you’re trying to get the best return on your investment, you’ll likely start combing through loads of data. A good place to start is looking at the past decade of returns on some of the most common investments:

• Average annual return on stocks: 16.63%
• Average annual return on international stocks: 7.39%
• Average annual return on bonds: 3.05%
• Average annual return on gold: -0.21%
• Average annual return on real estate: 11.72%
• Average annual return on CDs: 0.40%

CD rate data is from internal Bankrate averages.

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ECONOMICS: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/from-real-estate-to-inflation-heres-what-to-expect-from-the-economy-in-2022/ar-AASbBHN?li=BBnb7Kz

MARKETS: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/stock-market-outlook-were-going-to-get-an-explosion-to-the-upside-in-january-strategist-says/vi-AASbBih

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