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:The Fisher Separation Theorem states that:

# the firm's investment decision is independent of the preferences of the owner;
# the investment decision is independent of the financing decision.

Fisher showed the above as follows: The firm can make the Investment Decision — i.e. the trade off in productive opportunities — that maximizes its present value, independent of its owner's investment preferences. The firm can ''then'' ensure that the owner achieves his optimal position in terms of "market opportunities" — i.e the position he would have taken in the available productive opportunities — by funding its investment either with borrowed funds, or internally as appropriate.


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