Discount Rate—Explanation, Definition and Examples
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FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The discount rate effectively encapsulates the risk associated with an investment; riskier investments attract a higher discount rate. Different types of discount rates such as risk-free rate, cost of equity, or cost of debt, are used contextually in financial analysis. That’s why it’s called a ‘discounted’ cash flow.
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