Finance Market Risk Risk Premium 
Valutico
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
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.
Andrew Stolz
AUGUST 5, 2020
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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Equilest
JANUARY 3, 2023
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.
Valutico
DECEMBER 12, 2023
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.
Valutico
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
In the world of finance and investing, the concept of beta plays a vital role in assessing an investment’s risk and volatility. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or new to the market, understanding beta can empower you to make informed decisions. What is beta and how do you calculate beta?
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 28, 2024
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?
Musings on Markets
FEBRUARY 8, 2025
In the first five posts, I have looked at the macro numbers that drive global markets, from interest rates to risk premiums, but it is not my preferred habitat. In this role, the cost of capital is an opportunity cost, measuring returns you can earn on investments on equivalent risk.
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