Return On Capital Gains

What Does Return On Capital Gains Mean?
The return that one gets from an increase in the value of a capital asset (investment or real estate).

Investopedia explains Return On Capital Gains
For example buying a stock at $10 per share and selling for $20 per share would be a 100% return on a capital gain.

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