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Valuation In The Face Of Uncertainty

By Rob Gowen, CFA New York University professor Aswath Damodaran has been teaching corporate finance and valuation for decades. His message is simple: when valuing a publicly traded stock, the ubiquitous discounted cash flow model is a trustworthy framework. However, he admonishes financial analysts to challenge conventional wisdom and biases (i.e., no shortcuts) that create [...]

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Is BlackBerry’s Savior a Flop?

BlackBerry’s (NASDAQ: BBRY  ) new Z10 smartphone has been widely touted as a critical step in the company’s efforts to regain its former glory against Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG  ) Android platform and Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL  ) iOS. How does the device perform? Motley Fool analyst Rex Moore used the phone for several weeks and offers his review in [...]

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How Impressive Was Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Launch?

No smartphone maker has challenged Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL  ) like Samsung does. The South Korean conglomerate’s Galaxy S lineup has proven to be the most viable contender for the title of “iPhone killer,” a moniker that countless rivals have pursued to no avail. In January, Samsung announced that its flagship product family had reached a cumulative [...]