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Real return

Real = (1 + nominal) / (1 + inflation) − 1. A 7% fund in 3.5% inflation is about 3.4% real, not 3.5. Tax is not subtracted.

Nominal annual return in percent — e.g. average fund or portfolio yield before inflation.
Nominal annual return in percent — e.g. average fund or portfolio yield before inflation.
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Yearly inflation in percent — real return is (1+n)/(1+i)−1, not a simple subtraction.
Yearly inflation in percent — real return is (1+n)/(1+i)−1, not a simple subtraction.
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Real return
3.4%

Real return: 3.4%

Same arithmetic as the raise-versus-inflation page, for a portfolio instead of a salary.

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