What is Return?
A return is the gain or loss an investment produces over a period of time, usually shown as a percentage of what you put in. A positive return means the investment grew, and a negative return means it shrank. Past returns describe what already happened and do not promise anything about the future.
Why Return matters
Returns are how you measure how an investment actually performed, and they always come paired with risk.
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