annual return
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Our friend Arthur Laffer recently ran updated calculations showing how high the cost can be, assuming an asset is held for five years and earns a 5% inflation-adjusted annual return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Lured by the 216% annual return at his previous fund, investors showered nearly $300 million at him in the opening weeks of 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
A $1.2 million portfolio with an average annual return of 7% could hit $3.3 million in 15 years, even without additional contributions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
We learned about the annual return of swallows, admired blooming roses and citrus trees and absorbed a simple story: Spanish conquistadors and Catholic priests tamed a wild land, and we should follow their example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
These are grounds of hope for others; for ourselves, let the annual return of this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
