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Strategies & Market Trends : Free Cash Flow as Value Criterion

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To: Pirah Naman who wrote (131)11/4/1997 6:51:00 AM
From: Reginald Middleton  Read Replies (1) of 253
 
> "that individual's return requirement" should reflect the oppurtunity cost of investing in that particular vehicle in lieu of investing in the risk free instrument.

<No. It should reflect the investor's other options, period. Those who invest in non-publicly traded instruments will understadn this immediately>

These mean the same thing.

> This is derived via a mathematical equation ...

<Seeking a false precision.>

If math leads to a false preceision, why do you rely on numbers? They will lead you to a false precision.

<You are using a different defintion of discount rate.>

To my knowledge, there is only one accepted definition of discount rate when valuing assets. What is the defintion you are using?
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