Business Valuation Update
- Letter to the Editor: Comments on Using Jensen’s Alpha for Active and Passive Appreciation
- Do Not Use the Arithmetic Mean to Average Multiples
- Letter to the Editor: Response to Dr. Abbott’s Comments on Using Jensen’s Alpha for Separating Active and Passive Appreciation
Economic Obsolescence: An Adjustment That Is Often Overlooked
When we perform a business valuation, the valuer is constantly faced with addressing the highest and best use of a property, as well as different premises of value that can impact the conclusions. This article discusses an issue that arises regularly but is not necessarily addressed by the valuation analyst, namely economic obsolescence.
Economic Obsolescence: An Adjustment That Is Often Overlooked
When we perform a business valuation, the valuation analyst is constantly faced with addressing the highest and best use of a property, as well as different premises of value that can impact the conclusions. This article is intended to discuss an issue th ...
Weinberg v. Commissioner: Good law, bad economics, or both?
Lawyers often comment that good cases make bad law. As an economist, I have a similar comment: good law often comes from bad economics. By definition, a judge’s opinion is good law.
Economic Obsolescence: Determining Loss of Value Caused by External Factors
(Editor’s note: Economic obsolescence is a topic that deserves more attention than it has been given. While the phenomenon arises regularly, it is often overlooked in a valuation analysis. Also, there is scant information on it in the main business valuat ...
In Divorce, Who Owns the Goodwill? A New Analysis and Approach
Can the value of marital property be greater than the value of property legally owned by a spouse? Can a spouse have a marital property interest in personal goodwill in which the shareholder has no legal interest?