Cost of capital measures the returns needed to make a company’s investment financially worthwhile. Cost of capital helps companies decide which projects to fund. Because most businesses are ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed realtor and ...

Understanding what capital is and how it can be used to create value is vital to growing a business' or individual's net worth. Capital is an asset that can be used to create value and profits by ...

. The capital charge is the cost of capital times the amount of invested capital. This capital charge is a dollar amount. By capital charge rate is just the cost of capital. In other words, the ...

CEO at Dolla Financial and Founder of Dequity Capital Management; with focus on emerging markets within the Caribbean and South America. Many successful companies today started out as business ideas ...

Many REITs talk about Weighted Average Cost of Capital, or WACC. We look at three of them, from the Net Lease sector. While WACC is of some use empirically, it is Return On Equity that matters more.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how entrepreneurs raise capital and manage money. For any of us who participated in the PPP Program, we were assured ...