Every day, business managers make capital budget decisions -- choices about whether to invest in projects such as building a factory, upgrading machinery or investing in research and development. But ...

Do you feel lost trying to decide what to invest in? What if you had a tool to help you identify the best potential path forward? That’s how you can look at the internal rate of return (IRR): as a ...

Among the first lessons many small-business owners learn is the value of positive returns. Lessons learned apply anytime you invest money, whether it's in the open market, in equipment or in hiring ...

Internal rate of return and return on investment are two common metrics used to show how an investment has performed over time. Although similar, these two metrics describe investment performance in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bernie Kent, J.D., CPA, PFS covers taxes and investments. This article is more than 3 years old. Time weighted rate of return and ...