joshfeldmanSep 18, 20201 minDuff and Phelps reduces illusory risk-free rate by 1/2 a percentage pointAbout a month ago I read that Duff and Phelps was lowering their "normalized" risk-free rate from 3 percent to 2 1/2 percent.. This is d...
joshfeldmanApr 9, 20202 minOhio's Revised Projections are Still Too HighI am greatly pleased with the leadership of Michael Dewine, Dr. Amy Acton, and the other relevant members of governmental leadership duri...
joshfeldmanMar 23, 20202 minA comparison of COVID-19 growthThe vertical coordinates for the chart above are computed by dividing the number of confirmed reported COVID-19 infections by the number ...
joshfeldmanMar 21, 20201 minNew York had to act against COVID-19 spreadThe chart below shows a the cumulative number of cases reported after the 100 case threshold has been met over time measured in days. New...
joshfeldmanMar 21, 20201 minThe timing may be right to transfer closely held stockWhen I perform business valuations, the level of the equity market is taken into consideration when I utilize income-based approaches. I ...
joshfeldmanMar 4, 20201 minNorth Korea has 0 Coronavirus cases?North Korea claims to have 0 coronavirus cases. China, its primary trading partner and northern neighbor, has 80,422 according to WHO's ...
joshfeldmanFeb 29, 20201 minVirus should slow down in warmer weatherI have tried to segregate countries into cold, where the temperatures average about 60 degrees Fahrenheit or less, and warm. It's true t...
joshfeldmanFeb 23, 20201 minBiases in Coronavirus reportingRemember when the World Health Organization (WHO) was saying that a 2% mortality rate was probably overstated because not all the cases o...
joshfeldmanJan 27, 20201 minContaining a virus Have you ever gone to an air show? If they had military aircraft you may be jolted by their noise. When you look up the plane isn’t whe...
joshfeldmanOct 16, 20191 minTwo in a rowThe Fed cut interest rates for the second time last month. Their forecast for the economy continues to show a tepid growth of 2.0 percen...
joshfeldmanSep 7, 20191 minNormalized interest rates aren't normalThe authors of Duff & Phelps Valuation Handbook believe that today's interest rates are too low. They are artificially suppressed by the...
joshfeldmanAug 9, 20191 minWas that necessary?The Federal Reserve Bank cut interest rates 1/4 percent last week. With unemployment low and economic growth at about 2 percent, some ar...
joshfeldmanApr 11, 20191 minArticle on Risk Premiums now in NewslettersI have added the article that I had published in The Value Examiner, November-December 2018. It explains how the technique that many bus...
joshfeldmanMar 4, 20191 minNABE Panel Members are ConfusedThree fourths of National Association of Business Economists (NABE) panel members expect a recession by 2021, with 42% expecting it next ...
joshfeldmanFeb 7, 20191 minBe careful not to have your business undervaluedI just had an article published in the the Value Examiner about the proper way to compute risk premiums for small businesses. The leadin...
joshfeldmanJan 22, 20191 minLetter to the PD printed 1/20/2019I read with some dismay that the Cuyahoga County Government and the Cuyahoga County Land Bank want to move away from demolition to rehabi...
joshfeldmanDec 21, 20181 minOops!The Fed went ahead and raised short-term interest rates by 1/4 of a percent. The stock markets have sunk since the announcement. I said...
joshfeldmanDec 19, 20182 minFed should lay off interest hike tomorrowTomorrow, December 19, the Federal Reserve will announce the policy decisions they have made from meetings starting today. The economy h...
Sep 18, 2020 1 min Duff and Phelps reduces illusory risk-free rate by 1/2 a percentage point About a month ago I read that Duff and Phelps was lowering their "normalized" risk-free rate from 3 percent to 2 1/2 percent.. This is d...
Apr 9, 2020 2 min Ohio's Revised Projections are Still Too High I am greatly pleased with the leadership of Michael Dewine, Dr. Amy Acton, and the other relevant members of governmental leadership duri...
