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Discount Rate—Explanation, Definition and Examples

Valutico

The WACC represents the overall cost of financing a company’s operations and is used to discount future cash flows to their present value. It represents the cost a company incurs to access funds through debt financing. It is the cost a company incurs for using equity capital to finance its operations and growth.

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

Musings on Markets

In this post, I look at risk, a central theme in finance and investing, but one that is surprisingly misunderstood and misconstrued. That said, and notwithstanding decades of research and debate on the topic, there are still wide differences in how risk is defined and measured. What is risk?

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Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) - Can it Enhance Valuation?

Equilest

The APT is a multi-factor model that seeks to explain the behavior of stock prices based on various economic and market conditions. Finance professionals and investors have widely used this theory as a powerful tool to predict stock prices and portfolio returns. First, we need to estimate the factor loadings for each risk factor.

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What is the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)?

Andrew Stolz

If an investor moves money from the risk-free asset into the stock market, they should expect to earn a return in excess of the risk-free rate, what is called an equity risk premium. Investments are exposed to two types of risk: systematic and unsystematic. What Impacts the Capital Asset Pricing Model?

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Valutico Announces Six New Features  

Valutico

New Emerging Market Data (From EMIS): What? We’ve integrated new emerging market transaction data from EMIS, a significant enhancement covered by major news outlets like Yahoo Finance and Asia One. New and existing customers can reach out to upgrade and access this valuable data that opens doors to critical insights.