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Return on investment (ROI) and internal rate of return (IRR) are two important metrics used in evaluating investments. However, each metric is calculated differently and tells a different story. ROI ...

Internal rate of return and return on investment are two common metrics used to show how an investment has performed over time. Although similar, these two metrics describe investment performance in ...

Frey, Sherwood C. "Methods of Calculating Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return." Harvard Business School Background Note 172-060, August 1971. (Revised June 1975.) ...

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Time-weighted return (TWR) calculates an investment portfolio or fund’s performance while accounting for external cash flows. Investment funds usually have money flowing in or out at various times.

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