Musings on Markets

JANUARY 31, 2024

In my last three posts, I looked at the macro (equity risk premiums, default spreads, risk free rates) and micro (company risk measures) that feed into the expected returns we demand on investments, and argued that these expected returns become hurdle rates for businesses, in the form of costs of equity and capital.

Hurdle Rate 79

Hurdle Rate Profit and Loss Investments Accounting 79

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

And we had prioritized all our strategic plans, we had to figure out how to get them done while people were remote. We’ve always been a virtual company, just used to be through the mail and 1-800 number when I joined. So that’s a number I hadn’t seen before. Number one, you put it back into the business.

Leadership 108

Leadership Investments Profit and Loss Technology 108

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

” look at the Monte Carlo simulations, look at what is the hurdle rate. The plan update process for you, it’s not just that the numbers move because a year has gone by and the markets did what they did and you saved what you saved, you withdrew whatever you were going to withdraw. Cean: We actually use J.P.

Restructuring 130

Restructuring Planning Marketing Accounting 130