The average Market Risk Premium (MRP) used in 2010 by professors in the USA (6.0%) was higher than the one used by their colleagues in Europe (5.3%). We also report the MRP used for 33 countries: the average MRP used in 2010 ranges from 3.6% (Denmark) to 10.9% (Mexico). 29% of the professors...

The equity premium (also called market risk premium, equity risk premium, market premium and risk premium), is one of the most important, discussed but elusive parameters in finance. The term equity premium is used to designate four different concepts (although many times they are mixed):...

I review 150 textbooks on corporate finance and valuation published between 1979 and 2009 by authors such as Brealey, Myers, Copeland, Damodaran, Merton, Ross, Bruner, Bodie, Penman, Arzac¿ and find that their recommendations regarding the equity premium range from 3% to 10%, and that 51 books...

During 2008, only 2 of the companies included in the Dow Jones (Wall Mart and McDonalds) created value, while in 2007 16 of these companies did it. The market value of the 300 companies was $2.9 trillion in 2008 and $4.4 trillion in 2007. The top shareholder value creators in 2004 were Exxon,...

I review 150 textbooks on corporate finance and valuation published between 1979 and 2009 by authors such as Brealey, Myers, Copeland, Damodaran, Merton, Ross, Bruner, Bodie, Penman, and Arzac, and find that their recommendations regarding the equity premium range from 3% to 10%, and that 51...

Este documento contiene más de treinta errores y disparates sobre valoración de empresas: la mayoría están más relacionados con la ausencia de sensatez que con la técnica. En julio de 2008, un Magistrado estableció que el valor razonable de las acciones de una admirada y rentable empresa...

Este documento contiene un ranking de las gestoras realizado comparando la evolución de sus fondos desde 1994 hasta 2009. Una gestora ha sido mejor que otra cuando sus fondos han obtenido menor diferencia con los mejores de su categoría (en media y corrigiendo la diferencia con la dispersión...

En 2009, la rentabilidad del IBEX 35 fue del 38,3% y hubo 89 empresas (entre 125) con rentabilidad positiva. Considerando conjuntamente los años 2009 y 2008, sólo diez empresas tuvieron rentabilidad positiva. Las 125 empresas crearon valor para sus accionistas por importe de 100 millardos de...

We compute the correlations of the annual stock returns (1989-2008) of the Dow Jones companies with a) Rm; and with b) Rm; and find that the second correlation (assuming beta = 1 for all companies) is higher than the first one, on average, and for all companies except Caterpillar and General...

El 17 de julio de 2009, la sección 17ª de la Audiencia Provincial de Madrid publicó una sentencia en la que absolvía al actual presidente de Telefónica y a su sobrino del delito de uso de información privilegiada por haber prescrito. Varios inversores y empresarios extranjeros manifestaron...