NPV and IRR are popular ways to measure the return of an investment project. Learn how net present value and internal rate of return are used to determine the potential of a new investment.

An explanation of "internal rate of return" and other tricky ways to evaluate performance.

The idea of time value of money (TVM) has fascinated finance thinkers since antiquity. A story from the Jewish Talmud (c. 500 CE) illustrates it vividly: a lender falsely claimed a loan term was 30 ...

Method One Take our NPV/IRR example. We’ve calculated an NPV of $472,169 with an IRR of 57% using a hypothetical outlay, our WACC risk-free rate, and expected after-tax cash flows.

Alina Lutsiv joins Danielle to discuss how Ken's acquisition team finds and evaluates real estate deals, focusing on IRR's ...