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Total return
What the account gained or lost across the whole test, start to finish.
A fuller explanation of this one is still being written. The definition above is the short answer.
See also
- CAGR — Total return restated as a steady yearly rate, which makes runs of different lengths comparable.
- Buy and hold — Buying once and doing nothing. The benchmark every strategy must beat, measured over the identical window, because beating nothing is not a result.
Educational content, not investment advice. Angie explains how a valuation is built so you can judge it yourself. What you do with that is your call.
