Hisar (city) Hisar pronunciation (helpÂ·info) or Hissar, is the administrative headquarters of Hisar district of Hisar division in the state of Haryana in northwestern India.
It then calculates the cumulative return and the average return in three ways -- first the numeric average of the numbers you enter, and then the cumulative return divided by the number of years, and finally by taking the cumulative return and finding the single rate that would compound to that cumulative amount over your time period.
Historical returns related to stock market investing outperform many other types of investments. According to Vanguard, the historical average return for stocks from 1926 to 2011 is 9.9 percent. In contrast, the average return for bonds during the same period is 5.6 percent.