Learn how to calculate the CAGR in Excel with a simple formula. Analyze investment growth using the beginning and ending values, along with the investment period.

If your business makes investments in equipment and employee benefit contributions, you may need to track the average annual rate of return over a span of time for financial reporting obligations.

Daniel Jassy, CFA, is an Investopedia Academy instructor and the founder of SPYderCRusher Research. He contributes to Excel and Algorithmic Trading. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant ...

Making good investments in projects and long-term assets is an important part of growing a small business. You can use internal rate of return, or IRR, to help you make such investment decisions. IRR ...

It’s easy to stick money in your retirement fund and forget about it. But that doesn’t mean you should! As important as consistent saving is understanding your rate of return on investment (ROI). If ...