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Two major forces that characterize the field of finance are time and risk. These forces are incorporated in the following basic principles of finance: a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow, and a safe dollar is better than a risky dollar.
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© 2008 Regina Treviño
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Treviño, R. (2008). Mathematics of Finance. In: PreMBA Analytical Primer. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230615786_4
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