Be wary of averages in your investing process, track record checking and news!

Written post: http://stockpickinginsights.com/average-returns-mean-nothing/

I invite you to take a look at the table below and see the difference between average growth and actual CAGR. This is critical in the quantitative analysis of a company, for example when analysing sales growth.

Averages are not all bad. I use averages when softening net income, for example. It is a conservative measure I use when I make my valutaions.