What's your future worth? : using present value to make better decisions
Title:
What's your future worth? : using present value to make better decisions
Author:
Neuwirth, Peter.
ISBN:
9781626563018
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2015.
Physical Description:
xi, 178 p. ; 22 cm
Abstract:
Mordecai's proposition : a question of present value -- Present value in the day-to-day world -- Making big decisions -- The mechanics of present value : what is a discount rate? -- Step 1 Clarify the choice -- Step 2 Imagine the future -- Step 3 Evaluate the possibilities -- Step 4 Weigh the now and the later -- Step 5 Do the numbers -- Present value for organizations and communities -- When money doesn't matter -- Present value and the distant future : planting trees and leaving a legacy -- The value of the actuarial perspective and the rest of you.
Subject:
| Investments -- Decision making. |
| Finance -- Decision making. |
| Present value analysis. |
| Valuation. |
Summary:
Mordecai's proposition : a question of present value -- Present value in the day-to-day world -- Making big decisions -- The mechanics of present value : what is a discount rate? -- Step 1 Clarify the choice -- Step 2 Imagine the future -- Step 3 Evaluate the possibilities -- Step 4 Weigh the now and the later -- Step 5 Do the numbers -- Present value for organizations and communities -- When money doesn't matter -- Present value and the distant future : planting trees and leaving a legacy -- The value of the actuarial perspective and the rest of you.