Investing experts Matt Argersinger, Bill Barker, and Jim Mueller discuss intermediate level investing terms, the importance of relationships, inflation and its impact on the economy, the usefulness of the misery index in predicting elections, funds from operations and its significance in evaluating REITs, depreciation and capital expenditure in real estate investment, the importance of discount rate in valuing a business, and the performance analysis of stocks versus gold.
Cash from operations provides insights into a company's true financial health.
The inflation target helps maintain price stability and economic growth.
The misery index gauges the overall economic well-being of a country and influences political sentiment.
Deep dives
Cash from operations
Cash from operations is like the cash register of a business, representing the cash generated from day-to-day operations. It is a more accurate measure of a company's earnings than net income and can provide insights into a company's true financial health.
Inflation target
The inflation target is the desired rate of inflation set by central banks around the world. It helps maintain price stability and economic growth. The target is usually around 2% and aims to balance the negative effects of both high inflation and low inflation.
Misery index
The misery index is a macroeconomic indicator that combines the inflation rate and the unemployment rate to measure the pain felt by the general population. It helps gauge the overall economic well-being of a country and can influence political sentiment.
Funds from operations
Funds from operations is a financial metric used to analyze real estate investment trusts (REITs). It measures the cash generated by a REIT's operations and includes adjustments for depreciation and other non-cash charges. FFO provides a more accurate measure of a REIT's cash flow and helps assess its value.
Discount rate
The discount rate is the rate used to convert future cash flows into their present value. It reflects the opportunity cost of investing money today instead of in the future. By discounting cash flows, investors can compare the value of investments or projects taking place at different times.
Compound annual growth rate
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is the mean annual growth rate of an investment over a specific period of time. It accounts for the compounding growth of an investment over time and provides a single percentage figure to measure its overall growth rate.
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Host: David Gardner Guests: Matt Argersinger, Bill Barker, Jim Mueller Producer: Rick Engdahl
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