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Inflation-adjusted return |
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Inflation-adjusted return. Inflation-adjusted return is what you earn on an investment after accounting for the impact of inflation. For example, if you earn 7% on a bond during a period when the inflation rate averages 3%, your inflation-adjusted return is 4%. Inflation-adjusted return is also known as real return. Since inflation diminishes the buying power of your money, it's important that the rate of return on your overall investment portfolio be greater than the rate of inflation. That way, your money grows rather than shrinks in value over time. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He says gold's inflation-adjusted return in the past 10 years is better than that of bonds and stocks. while Kenya's had the lowest return; Botswana's stock market had the best inflation-adjusted return while the stock market of Kenya had the worst return; and Zimbabwe's stock market had the best U. But from his vantage point on Indian Hill in Claremont, investment adviser Don Gould has a different outlook: He wants to aim an arrow at real, inflation-adjusted returns of 7 percent a year. |
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