Why Deposits Don’t Improve Investment Returns

Summary

Hollow Point Trading shares a video explaining why a larger ending balance does not necessarily mean a higher investment return. A hypothetical account grows from $100 to $110, then receives a $100 deposit, showing how cash flows can raise the balance without improving performance.

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Why Deposits Don’t Improve Investment Returns
A larger ending balance does not by itself measure investment performance. Imagine a hypothetical account starting at one hundred dollars. It grows to one hundred ten before any cash flow, a ten percent return. Deposit another one hundred dollars immediately after that valuation. The account now holds two hundred ten dollars. In the next subperi...

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