A Hierarchy of Methods for Calculating Rates of Return

This article explores two topics. The first is the relationships between mathematical algorithms for calculating rates of return on investment portfolios. Second, the article describes new mathematical algorithms that overcome many drawbacks of the present approaches. These new methods are collectively called Shestopaloff’s Linking (SL) methods.

Authors: Yuri Shestopaloff, Ph.D., and Alex Shestopaloff, Ph.D.