"Discount rate" has two distinct definitions. It can refer to the interest rate that the Federal Reserve charges banks for ...

In regulatory cost benefit analysis the discount rate translates future value to present terms. Regulatory costs, such as investments in pollution control equipment or redesigning nutrition labels, ...

The next step in my research on threats to retiree income involves earnings multiples and discount rates. The application space here is REITs, but the general points made apply much more broadly. It ...