money-weighted return Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Thu, 19 Oct 2023 21:47:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png money-weighted return Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 What’s Your Investment Return? 4 Answers to a Simple Question https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/whats-your-investment-return/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=14085 “What’s your investment return?” It’s a simple question, but there are multiple ways to answer it. That’s because there are four primary methods of calculating investment return. They are: Each method was created to measure a particular aspect of an investment’s performance. You might assume they’re all closely related (after all, they all have the […]

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]]> When What Feels Right is Actually Wrong https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/feels-right-actually-wrong/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:25:17 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7766 Buying when the market rises and selling when it declines is human nature. It just feels like the right thing to do. But like most things related to investing, what feels right is the opposite of what you should do. So today I’ll use some data — and a little tough love — to prove […]

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