Tag Archives: discounted present value

Don’t Be The Dumb Money In The Stock Market

Smart money or dumb money. Truth is we are all somewhere in between. Including those that trade for a mutual fund or ETF. Or even professional stock analysts. To be dumb in stock market investing means that you trade based on information that has little relevance. For instance, what other traders say on bulletin boards.… Read More »

How Do You Value A Company To Buy?

The short answer is discounted present value of future earnings (profits). You can do that in two formulas within a spreadsheet… However, let’s understand it from a basic pretend stock. Acme Widgets earns $5 per share per year. They have earned $5 per share for the past 5 years and are expecting $5 per share… Read More »