IRR vs. NPV: Choosing the Best for Capital Budgeting

Discover when to use IRR or NPV in capital budgeting to maximize project profitability. Compare these methods to make ...
Business Line

Understanding the IRR function in Excel

Say, you have been investing in mutual funds through the systematic investment plan (SIP) route. Now, you want to check what returns you have made. Microsoft (MS) Excel can help you do this with ...
Investment U

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) vs. Return on Investment (ROI)

Looking forward when you are investing can be tricky. The future is never certain, and you might not always know every variable affecting your investments. Still, there’s a lot to gain by ...
Nasdaq

Gaining Deeper Insight into Private Equity Value Creation with IRR Attribution Analysis

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 ...
Institutional Investor

Dear IRR: It’s Not You, It’s Me.

It seems like every time I see the letters “IRR” in an investment article or on a financial news site, the story is about how terrible you are. Internal rates of return are misleading, inaccurate, and ...