easy · Principles of Finance time-value-of-money
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Why can one dollar today be worth more than one dollar received later?
- Future dollars are always worth more because waiting itself guarantees a return
- Accounting rules erase future cash
- Today’s dollar can be invested to earn a return
- Inflation is always exactly zero
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