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Hedged Cost of Funds and Interest Rate Arbitrage
Lipson, Marc L.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1565-EFinanceThis technical note provides an overview of interest rate parity and the hedged cost of international borrowings. The note describes the essential steps to hedge international borrowings with forward contracts and describes in detail the link between forward rates and interest rates and what drives that relationship.Starting at €8.20
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Economic Exposure
Lipson, Marc L.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1603-EFinanceThis note describes the economic exposure that arises from changes in currency exchange rates. After illustrating the economic impact of exchange rate changes, including a discussion of real exchange rate changes, the note provides a summary of methods used to manage exposure. The use of forward rates and money markets is explored in detail.Starting at €8.20
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Portfolio Selection and the Capital Asset Pricing Model
Lipson, Marc L.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1604-EFinanceIn the context of determining an optimal portfolio to recommend to two hypothetical investors, this structured analysis leads students through a series of steps examining return data for three stocks. The analysis first explores the effects of portfolio formation on returns and volatility. With the addition of a market index and a bond portfolio, students easily recognize how portfolios from these to investment vehicles may be optimal. The analys...Starting at €8.20
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Clear, Complete, and Concise: Avoiding the Seven Deadly Sins of Analytic Writing
Lipson, Marc L.Technical Note DARDEN-BC-0221-EKnowledge and CommunicationEffective, persuasive analytical writing is a critical management skill. This note trains students to write to the needs and expectations of their readers with objectivity and efficiency, whether they are writing memos, emails, research reports, technical briefings, position papers, or recommendations for action.Starting at €8.20
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Parity Conditions in International Markets
Lipson, Marc L.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1572-EFinanceThis note reviews the four central parity conditions that underlie most theories regarding the relationship between exchange rates, inflation, and interest rates. The concepts are illustrated through a unified example exploring the relation between the US dollar and the Norwegian krone. The note presents both an intuitive understanding of the relations as well as precise mathematical formulas frequently employed in analysis.Starting at €8.20
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Financial Analytics Toolkit: Ratio Analysis
Lipson, Marc L.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1897-EFinanceThis note describes the most common financial ratios and how they provide insight into firm performance. The emphasis is on how ratios summarize operating behaviors and results in ways that facilitate interpretation and highlight decisions. There are three broad categories of ratios covered in the note: profitability, operating efficiency, and leverage (the use of debt financing). The note defines the ratios, explains how they provide insight, an...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Analytics Toolkit: Weighted Average Cost of Capital
Lipson, Marc L.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1850-EFinanceCentral to a firm’s long-term success, is allocating capital so that it generates economic value. The two most common decision rules based on economic value are to (i) accept proposals that have a positive net present value (NPV) when discounted at the appropriate hurdle rate or (ii) to accept proposals whose internal rate of return (IRR) exceeds the appropriate hurdle rate. Key to both rules, in economic terms, the hurdle rate reflects the appro...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Analytics Toolkit: Cash Flow Projections
Lipson, Marc L.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1896-EFinanceThis note reviews the basics of projecting cash flows for a typical operating decision. To find the economic consequences of any decision, one needs to project the cash flow effects of that decision and discount those at the appropriate hurdle rate. The focus on cash flows arises because any evaluation of economic impact must recognize opportunity costs—the other uses to which one might allocate resources available to a firm. This note discusses ...Starting at €8.20