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Expected return

Estimation of the value of an investment, including the change in price and any payments ordividends, calculated from a Probability distribution curve of all possible rates of return. In general, if an Asset is risky, the Expected return will be the risk-free rate of Return plus a certain Risk premium. also called expected value.

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