The Theory of Investment Value by John Burr Williams

The Theory of Investment Value



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The Theory of Investment Value John Burr Williams ebook
Page: 650
ISBN: 9781607964704
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Publisher: Beta Nu Publishing


This discounted cash-flow valuation method was described by John Burr Williams in his 1938 book, The Theory of Investment Value. Theory.” M&M showed that the value of a firm (and of its cash flows) is independent of the ratio of debt to equity used by the firm in financing its investments. This model of corporate financial structure is therefore called the trade-off theory. It's economic theory made political reality. The study of the logistics project evaluation model features reviews the traditional value evaluation model. In the case of a low-return business requiring incremental funds, growth hurts the investor. The writer firstly introduced the connotation of the theory of investment value in the Chapter Two. Only when each dollar used to finance the growth creates over a dollar of long-term market value. This is to lay the foundation for the theoretic and empirical method. Rather than having intrinsic value it matters more for its extrinsic qualities as the means to certain ends (The same statements can be made for taking art as edification, art as inspiration, art as provocation, etc.). He enrolled as a PhD student at Harvard, and his thesis, which was to explore the intrinsic value of common stock, was published as The Theory of Investment Value. The theory behind cash value life insurance is that you pay a higher premium, and a portion of your premium is invested in a way that provides you with a return over time. The Theory of Investment Value. Yes, of course, the quality of what you are attending to matters, and, certainly, great “artworks” are exquisitely designed to reward an individual's investment of the verbs of art (humans haven't designed anything more rewarding than master artworks), but the . A good book to start with in order to understand the finance issue would be Alfred Rappaport, Creating Shareholder Value, 2nd ed. What about the Keynesian model of stimulating an economy through direct investment? How else do you explain tax cuts for the rich as a strategy? Williams is a founder of fundamental analysis and his 1938 book, 'The Theory of Investment Value', is one of the most popular investing books in history.

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