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...

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Ohio's Revised Projections are Still Too High

joshfeldman

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...

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joshfeldman

Mar 23, 2020
2 min

A comparison of COVID-19 growth

The vertical coordinates for the chart above are computed by dividing the number of confirmed reported COVID-19 infections by the number...

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New York had to act against COVID-19 spread

joshfeldman

Mar 21, 2020
1 min

New York had to act against COVID-19 spread

The chart below shows a the cumulative number of cases reported after the 100 case threshold has been met over time measured in days. New...

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joshfeldman

Mar 21, 2020
1 min

The timing may be right to transfer closely held stock

When I perform business valuations, the level of the equity market is taken into consideration when I utilize income-based approaches. I...

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joshfeldman

Mar 4, 2020
1 min

North 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...

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Virus should slow down in warmer weather

joshfeldman

Feb 29, 2020
1 min

Virus should slow down in warmer weather

I have tried to segregate countries into cold, where the temperatures average about 60 degrees Fahrenheit or less, and warm. It's true...

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joshfeldman

Feb 23, 2020
1 min

Biases in Coronavirus reporting

Remember when the World Health Organization (WHO) was saying that a 2% mortality rate was probably overstated because not all the cases...

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joshfeldman

Jan 27, 2020
1 min

Containing 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...

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joshfeldman

Oct 16, 2019
1 min

Two in a row

The Fed cut interest rates for the second time last month. Their forecast for the economy continues to show a tepid growth of 2.0...

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joshfeldman

Sep 7, 2019
1 min

Normalized interest rates aren't normal

The authors of Duff & Phelps Valuation Handbook believe that today's interest rates are too low. They are artificially suppressed by the...

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joshfeldman

Aug 9, 2019
1 min

Was 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...

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joshfeldman

Apr 11, 2019
1 min

Article on Risk Premiums now in Newsletters

I have added the article that I had published in The Value Examiner, November-December 2018. It explains how the technique that many...

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joshfeldman

Mar 4, 2019
1 min

NABE Panel Members are Confused

Three fourths of National Association of Business Economists (NABE) panel members expect a recession by 2021, with 42% expecting it next...

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joshfeldman

Feb 7, 2019
1 min

Be careful not to have your business undervalued

I just had an article published in the the Value Examiner about the proper way to compute risk premiums for small businesses. The...

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joshfeldman

Jan 22, 2019
1 min

Letter to the PD printed 1/20/2019

I read with some dismay that the Cuyahoga County Government and the Cuyahoga County Land Bank want to move away from demolition to...

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joshfeldman

Dec 21, 2018
1 min

Oops!

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...

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Fed should lay off interest hike tomorrow

joshfeldman

Dec 19, 2018
2 min

Fed should lay off interest hike tomorrow

Tomorrow, December 19, the Federal Reserve will announce the policy decisions they have made from meetings starting today. The economy...

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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...

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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...

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Joshua C. Feldman

Forensic Accounting