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Data Update 4 for 2022: Risk = Danger + Opportunity!

Musings on Markets

Investors all talk about risk, but there seems to be little consensus on what it is, how it should be measured, and how it plays out in the short and long term. In closing, I will talk about some of the more dangerous delusions that undercut good risk taking.

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Discount Rate—Explanation, Definition and Examples

Valutico

Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM): According to CAPM, the expected return on a stock has two main components: the risk-free rate and a risk premium. The risk-free rate represents the return an investor can get without taking on any risk, typically derived from government bonds.

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What is the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)?

Andrew Stolz

Definition of Capital Asset Pricing Model. It helps an investor understand what to expect to earn in relation to the risk-free rate and the market return. CAPM assumes that the minimum a rational investor would earn is the risk-free rate by buying the risk-free asset. beta of a stock). E(r) = Rf + ??(Rm

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What Is Arbitrage Pricing Theory?

Andrew Stolz

Definition of the Arbitrage Pricing Theory. It is a model based on the linear relationship between an asset’s expected risk and return. The return on assets is determined by systematic factors such as changes in inflation , risk premiums, interest rates, etc. What Impacts the Arbitrage Pricing Theory? ER(x) = Rf + ??1

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Data Update 4 for 2021: The Hurdle Rate Question!

Musings on Markets

There are multiple definitions that you will see offered, from it being the cost of raising capital for that business to an opportunity cost , i.e., a return that you can make investing elsewhere, to a required return for investors in that business. What is a hurdle rate for a business? More on that issue in a future data update post.)

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Data Update 1 for 2023: Setting the table!

Musings on Markets

When valuing or analyzing a company, I find myself looking for and using macro data (risk premiums, default spreads, tax rates) and industry-level data on profitability, risk and leverage. I do report on a few market-wide data items especially on risk premiums for both equity and debt. Cost of Equity 1.

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Marking Time: A new year, a fresh semester and its class time!

Musings on Markets

If it looks like I am over reaching, I start my corporate finance class with the simple proposition that any decision that involves money is a corporate finance decision, and by that definition everything that businesses do falls under its umbrella. The links to all of these classes are at the end of this post.