QUANT - Rates and Return [2026]

Hosted by Mara Ellington & Dorian Hayes

Ready to finally “get” rates & returns instead of memorising formulas? In this bite-size episode we turn Quant Methods – Chapter 1 into clear, exam-ready intuition.

• Holding period, arithmetic & geometric mean returns – when each one actually matters.
• Nominal vs real return (and why inflation quietly eats your gains).
• Simple, compound & effective annual rates: from r to EAR step-by-step.
• Cash flows on a timeline: discounting & compounding made visual.

Goal: walk away able to explain every key formula without looking at your notes.