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AUGUST 15, 2023

After the rating downgrade, my mailbox was inundated with questions of what this action meant for investing, in general, and for corporate finance and valuation practice, in particular, and this post is my attempt to answer them all with one post. Why does the risk-free rate matter? What is a risk free investment?

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Data Update 1 for 2021: A (Data) Look Back at a Most Forgettable Year (2020)!

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JANUARY 9, 2021

While the universe of companies is diverse, with approximately half of all firms from emerging markets, it is more concentrated in market capitalization, with the US accounting for 40% of global market capitalization at the start of the year. Data Update 4 for 2021: The Hurdle Rate Question.

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In Search of Safe Havens: The Trust Deficit and Risk-free Investments!

Data Update 1 for 2021: A (Data) Look Back at a Most Forgettable Year (2020)!

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