Measuring Investor Value

• SUPPOSE RISK NEUTRAL?

• (expected cost) objective

  • RESULT: Does not correspond to preference
  • Difficult to assess real value this way

• RESOLUTION:

  • Assume investors prefer lower risk
  • Investors can diversify away unique risk
  • Only important risk is market - contribution to portfolio

• CONSEQUENCE: Capital asset pricing model (CAPM)

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