The risk-free rate of return is one of the most basic components of modern finance. The risk-free asset only applies in theory, but its actual safety rarely comes into question until events fall far ...

Understanding a realistic rate of return will help you create an accurate retirement plan. However, doing so requires diving deeper than the nominal rate of return, which is the income generated by ...

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The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, CalPERS, announced a preliminary investment return of 11.6% for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The system has not yet released the financial report for ...