Goes forward or returns (8)
I believe the answer is:
proceeds
I believe this is a double definition.
'goes forward' is the first definition.
('proceed' can be a synonym of 'go forward')
'returns' is the second definition.
(financial returns)
'or' is the link.
(Other definitions for proceeds that I've seen before include "Income, from an event say" , "takes steps" , "Return" , "Take" , "Amount of money from sale or performance - on it goes" .)