Term
Real return
Your return after subtracting inflation: what you actually gained in purchasing power. It is the only number worth comparing.
In pesos: A savings account paying 4% while prices rise 5% has a real return of about −1%: the number grows and what it buys shrinks.
Where to go deeper
3/4 5 min Read What inflation is, and how it hits you Why the same money buys less over time, how a raise can still be a pay cut, and what central banks are actually doing when they raise rates.More terms on the same topic
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