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DCF Valuation for an index fund
Built for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs. Simulate an index fund live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
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what future cash is worth today
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Discounted cash flow values a business as the present worth of all its future cash. Distant cash is worth less because of the discount rate, and a terminal value captures everything beyond the forecast horizon. Educational tool, not financial advice.
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PV of forecast$905
Terminal value (PV)$1225
Total valuation$2130
Governing equation
Reading this result: A 2.0-point gap between discount and growth shrinks each later year of present value; the terminal still accounts for 57% of the total.
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