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What is the definition for annualized return?
Written by Jake Dwyer
Updated over a week ago
Rev. Date May 29, 2019
Annualized total return is the geometric average return earned by an investment each year over a given time period.
Annualized total return is calculated as a geometric average to show what an investor would earn over a period of time if the annual return was compounded.
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