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 ...

Do you feel lost trying to decide what to invest in? What if you had a tool to help you identify the best potential path forward? That’s how you can look at the internal rate of return (IRR): as a ...

Internal rate of return and return on investment are two common metrics used to show how an investment has performed over time. Although similar, these two metrics describe investment performance in ...

XIRR, or extended internal rate of return, is a financial metric used to calculate the annualized rate of return for investments with irregular cash flows. Unlike simple return metrics such as ROI ...

Investors are often faced with decisions – especially when comparing two prospective investments. Knowing where to put your money comes down to understanding the opportunity of investments in ...