Understanding Capital Budgeting: Methods, Importance, and Key Metrics

Explore capital budgeting. Learn methods like discounted cash flow, payback analysis, and throughput analysis to assess ...
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internal Rate of Return Method

When evaluating potential capital investments by your small business in various projects, the Internal Rate of Return, or IRR, can be a valuable tool in assessing the projects most worth pursuing. IRR ...
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The Pros & Cons of the Average Accounting Return Method

The average accounting return method of evaluating business investments is based on using the accounting rate of return for a specified number of years to arrive at an average rate of return for the ...
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Net Present Value vs. Internal Rate of Return: What's the Difference?

Chris Gallant, CFA, is a senior manager of interest rate risk for ATB Financial with 10 years of experience in the financial markets. Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She holds ...