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Simple meaningThe average yearly growth rate of an investment over a period.
Technical meaning
Compound annual growth rate = (ending value / beginning value)^(1/years) - 1.
Practical example
Rs 1 lakh growing to Rs 2 lakh in 6 years is a CAGR of about 12.2%.
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