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Data Update 4 for 2024: Danger and Opportunity - Bringing Risk into the Equation!

Musings on Markets

In my last data updates for this year, I looked first at how equity markets rebounded in 2023 , driven by a stronger-than-expected economy and inflation coming down, and then at how interest rates mirrored this rebound.

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Long/Short Equity: Full Guide to the Most Accessible Hedge Fund Strategy

Brian DeChesare

They all think they can make a fortune buying and selling stocks; in other words, they’re fans of the long/short equity strategy. When the average person thinks of hedge funds, long/short equity is often the first thing that comes to mind. Probably 90% of hedge fund stock pitches use long/short equity or related strategies.

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Discounted-Cash-Flow-Analysis: Your Complete Guide with Examples

Valutico

Practitioners assume the business is sold as a multiple of some financial metric like EBITDA, based on what they can see today for other businesses that were sold, and what these comparable trading multiples are. . Ce = Cost of Equity. Rf = Risk-free Rate. Rm – Rf) = Equity Market Risk Premium.