Have you had a chance to test drive BVR’s Cost of Capital Professional (CCPro)? The free trial period ends December 31 for the new, independent alternative for estimating the cost of equity. This is an online platform that empowers the expert with the freedom to use professional judgment and common sense in developing one or more cost of equity estimates using the build-up method and CAPM. Users are not steered toward outputs from a “black box” of complex mathematics. The platform’s data are from CRSP, Professor Aswath Damodaran’s resources, and the U.S. Federal Reserve on Treasury bond yields. In addition to its simplicity and transparency, it’s affordable to all—not just the big firms. The annual price is $295 for the first user and $100 for each additional user. There’s a special offer of 14 months for the price of 12 if you subscribe now.

Faster data: Users will be among the first to access year-end 2018 data when they are released in late January. This is up to a month sooner than other data sources. Check out a demo and free webinar that explains the thinking behind the platform. BVR welcomes feedback and comments from all users.