Cost of capital takes into account the ability of the firm to return free cash flows, although it is targeted at its stability and predictability.

资本成本将企业赚回自由现金流的能力考虑在内，虽然其瞄准的目标是该企业获得的自由现金流的稳定性和可预测性。

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Risk can be defined as the difference of the real and forecasted result from the point of predictability, and can be measured by the noise of return series.

从可预测性的角度将风险定义为实际与预测结果的偏差，并利用收益序列的噪声对其进行度量。

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The strategy I base on WarrenBuffettWarren Buffett's approach to investing likes Pacific Sunwear because it has a very strong brand name, strong earnings predictability (EPS rose in nine out of the last 10 years), no debt, 18.2% return on equity over the last 10 years, an 18.1% return on total capital over the last 10 years and a management that has earned shareholders 22.8% on retained earnings.

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The strategy I base on Warren Buffett 's approach to investing likes Pacific Sunwear because it has a very strong brand name, strong earnings predictability (EPS rose in nine out of the last 10 years), no debt, 18.2% return on equity over the last 10 years, an 18.1% return on total capital over the last 10 years and a management that has earned shareholders 22.8% on retained earnings.

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