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CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
Glossary · Core Metrics
Definition
The smoothed annual return that turns a starting value into the ending value over a period.
$10,000 growing to $20,000 in 10 years is a CAGR of about 7.2%. Formula: CAGR = (End / Start)^(1/years) - 1.
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