Understand the differences between the prime rate and discount rate, how each affects borrowing costs, consumer loans, and the role of the Federal Reserve.

Discover how the risk-adjusted discount rate reflects investment risk and return, helping you to evaluate the valuation of projects with potential risk.

In regulatory cost benefit analysis the discount rate translates future value to present terms. Regulatory costs, such as investments in pollution control equipment or redesigning nutrition labels, ...

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Discount rates matter centrally for nearly all investments, and have been a focus for me. My ongoing work on Safehold (SAFE) has directed my attention their way even more strongly. Setting those rates ...

First, let’s be clear on what the discount rate is. If we consider valuation calculations as a two-step process, the first step is to determine the expected future cash flows from the pension scheme ...