# Expected Return

*Saving & Investing — Finicade finance glossary*

The return you'd earn on average from an investment, weighting each possible outcome by how likely it is. It's the reward half of the risk-return trade-off — always judged against the risk you take to get it.

**Also known as:** expected-portfolio-return

**Related terms:** [Risk Premium](https://finicade.com/glossary/risk-premium), [CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model)](https://finicade.com/glossary/capm), [Variance](https://finicade.com/glossary/variance)

**Taught in:** Charter Climb — Portfolio Risk & Return

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/expected-return