Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• TOTAL RETURN OR TOTAL RATE OF RETURN
  
  Refers to the change in asset value plus income. For a stock it would refer to the change in the adjusted stock price plus and dividends and other distributions, if any. For a bond it would reflect the change in bond price plus any interest received or accrued. It more completely measures the overall perform of an investment.
  
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