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Question
An investor earns a nominal return of 9% in a year when inflation is 7%. What is the approximate real return?
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7%, because purchasing power is determined by the inflation rate alone
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2%, calculated as nominal return minus inflation rate
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9%, because inflation affects prices, not investment returns
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16%, because the returns compound with inflation
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