Description: Students are shown the two ways that investments can earn a return and then calculate
the annual rate of return, the real rate of return, and the expected rate of return on various
assets.
- Go to https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/making-personal-finance-decisions-curriculum- unit (Making Personal Finance Decisions Curriculum Unit).
- Use “Lesson 2B: Meeting Financial Goals—Rate of Return” (pdf) and the accompanying PowerPoint slides for Lesson 2B.