Ashford FIN680 Corporate Finance Discussion

FIN 680 Ashford University Corporate Finance Discussion

All investments are, in essence, statements about the investor’s expectations with respect to those elements, factors, and events that impact investment values. Overall conditions of the economy and capital markets can be difficult to forecast. In this discussion forum, you will evaluate the challenges in forecasting.

In your initial post,

Select one of the issues outlined in your course textbook reading related to the challenges in forecasting. (examples: limitations of economic data, data measurement errors/biases, limitations of historical estimates, failure to account for conditioning information, psychological traps, model uncertainty)

Explain how a financial analyst can mitigate this challenge of forecasting by providing details and recommendations on what actions should be taken.