Understanding Discount Rates

Posted on November 2, 2009 - Filed Under Corporate Finance | Leave a Comment

Discount rates are a way to compare the value of cash today with cash in the future [there are a number of other discount rates, including the rate that banks pay the Federal Reserve to borrow money; see here for more on the Federal Reserve discount rate].  The key insight behind discounting is that if [...]

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