Return vs IRR: What Are You Really Measuring?

About this episode

This episode explores the differences between return and IRR in finance and their implications on investment outcomes.

Send us a direct message Return and IRR are often used interchangeably in finance but they don’t always tell the same story. Two investments can show the same return on paper, yet deliver very different outcomes depending on timing, cash flows, and how value is measured over time. So what exactly is the difference… and why does it matter more than most people think? In this episode of The Libinance Podcast, we break down the difference between return, the forms return come in and IRR and exp...

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Host: Libi

Topics covered

• finance
• investment analysis
• return measurement
• IRR
• cash flow
• value measurement

Keywords

• return
• IRR
• investment
• cash flows
• finance
• value measurement