How quickly money doubles in any risk (growth) investment? That, I think is the best measure of categorizing returns into buckets of “Satisfactory”, “Good” and “Excellent”. And for good measure, let us also throw in the “Extraordinary” return bucket. Though we need to establish a reference point first. Like it or not, comparison or relativity needs to be there. Let’s say you get 5% post tax returns from fixed rate (risk free?) investments. It takes slightly more than 14 years to double the money at this rate of return. Here is my categorization of returns from risk investments: - Satisfactory: Money doubles in two thirds the time of fixed rate of return. A return of 7.59% does this trick. Quiet a lowly return one would say. Do realize that it takes nearly 5 years lesser to double the money than fixed rate ROI - Good: Money doubles in half the time of fixed r...