Total return $-$ Current income $($rent$,$ interest, and dividends$)$

Various types of investments have different long$-$term rates of return. When you invest your money, you are taking a financial risk, which is the possibility that the investment will fail to produce the desired return $($or$,$ in the worst$-$case scenario, any return at all$).$ For example, if you invest in a particular company$$s stock, the company could have a very good year and earn considerable profit. Or in an extreme case, the company could go bankrupt, causing investors to lose all of their invested money.