Wealth Building

Equity Multiplier

Total return divided by initial equity, expressed as a multiple.

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Plain-English explanation

A 2.5x multiplier on $100k = $250k total return.

Examples

$100k → $275k over 7 years = 2.75x equity multiplier.

Common mistakes

Comparing equity multipliers without normalizing for hold period.

Equity Multiplier

Plain-English explanation

Examples

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