 is not a 22% return if it is still invested. Let me explain. Let's illustrate this with some other questions. If you are married and have one excellent year of married life, is that a successful marriage? If you have children and when father or mother of the year for one year in that child's life, does that make you a successful parent? If you have a job and one year you exceed every expectation your boss had for you, does that mean you've had a successful career?