The bank discount rate is a calculation of the interest investors earn on short-term instruments such as Treasury bills.

PV10 estimates the value of an energy company's proven reserves using a 10% discount rate, guiding investors in stock ...

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IN LITIGATION INVOLVING FUTURE ECONOMIC damages, experts’ calculations must discount the amounts to present value. The courts have offered little guidance on appropriate discount rates. BUSINESS ...

The cost of capital and the discount rate are two related terms that are sometimes confused with each other. But they have important distinctions that make them both useful in deciding whether a new ...

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 ...

Warren Buffett values stocks based on the present value of free cash flows, like all sensible value investors. However, his attitude towards discount rates is very ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. In the complex world of regulatory cost-benefit analysis, ...