The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) has several well documented issues but remains the most commonly used measure of private market performance. One of the most commonly cited issues relates to how ...

Calculating the internal rate of return, or IRR, of an investment is a powerful tool for businesses. When a manager is faced with a capital intensive decision, IRR can quickly compare the financial ...

Calculating the internal rate of return, or IRR, of an investment is a powerful tool for businesses. When a manager is faced with a capital intensive decision, IRR can quickly compare the financial ...

Return on investment (ROI) and internal rate of return (IRR) are two important metrics used in evaluating investments. However, each metric is calculated differently and tells a different story. ROI ...

The Inquiry: The SEC recently has subpoenaed at least one fund sponsor for information related to the firm's practices in calculating its internal rates of return. The Impact: The SEC continues to be ...

An inquiry into the measure of the metric and a new pricing model- By Vikram AG, Co-founder, QuiD Cash Centuries later, Irving Fisher’s Theory of Interest (1930) and Keynes’ General Theory (1936) ...

Return on equity, abbreviated as ROE, and internal rate of return, or IRR, are both figures that describe returns that can impact a shareholder's investment. But they're not the same thing. Simply put ...

The private-equity industry is casting itself as a savior for the American nest-egg. It can be really hard to figure out if ...

The focus on distributions stems in part from the experience of investors during the financial crisis. Portfolio markdowns didn’t always keep pace with market reality in those dark days; that led many ...