Not exact matches
With markets focusing on the weakness of demand, stocks fell in both Asia and Europe, while «
safe - haven» investments
such as U.S. Treasury
bonds and gold surged again.
Such a surge in demand for
safe investments would result in a sudden and severe spike in prices for U.S. Treasury
bonds as happened on October 15, 2014.
People prefer
safe investments
such as Treasury
bonds because they realize that banks have lobbied to deprive victims of financial fraud of their rights.
Because Treasuries are
safe, they offer a lower return than riskier debt instruments,
such as corporate
bonds.
Higher oil prices would reinforce current market trends based on reflation: rising long - term
bond yields and a shift out of perceived
safer assets —
bond proxies and low - volatility stocks — and into cyclical assets
such as EM.
Former Fed Governor Stein highlighted that Federal Reserve's monetary policy transmission mechanism works through the «recruitment channel,» in
such way that investors are «enlisted» to achieve central bank objectives by taking higher credit risks, or to rebalance portfolio by buying longer - term
bonds (thus taking on higher duration risk) to seek higher yield when faced with diminished returns from
safe assets.
This skepticism about the future — even with asset prices rising — has created a negative feedback loop, driving investors to
safe harbors
such as cash,
bonds, gold and yield - generating securities thereby reducing demand, inflation and growth in an ongoing vicious cycle.
Such long - term out - performance makes no sense given
bonds are much
safer than shares.
The unit, the chief investment office (CIO), has been the biggest buyer of European mortgage - backed
bonds and other complex debt securities
such as collateralized loan obligations in all markets for more than three years... The unit made a deliberate move out of
safer assets
such as US Treasuries in 2009 in an effort to increase returns and diversify investments.»
Baby boomers nearing the end of their careers are more concerned about protecting their savings and should shift their asset allocation to have a higher ratio of low - growth - but -
safer investments
such as
bonds, annuities and money market funds.
By design, the Fed wished to push investors into higher risk assets
such as equities and real estate by lowering the return on
safe bond investments.
Even more so than many other «
safe» investments
such as
bonds.
Of course, you should still consider other traditional investment channels
such as stocks and
bonds as they are generally
safer long - term investments considering the volatile nature of cryptocurrency.
They range from the very
safe (cash), through
bonds and property, right up to the very risky (
such as out - of - favor small - cap shares that may or may not double in price, or cut their dividend, or go bust).
«The creation of new national investment products,
such as local government
bonds, to fund this work and provide a
safe haven for pensions and savings.
In fact, they occur wherever animals live in «
bonded» groups — where individuals gather together because of their personal relationships rather than being forced to by environmental factors
such as a food source or
safe sleeping site.
As capital moves freely, investing in production or in fictitious forms of capitalism, and as speculators, financier capitalists, stock and
bond traders, investment bankers, hedge fund mangers, and others help to unleash the forces of capital accumulation globally, and as neo-liberalism with its aggressive pro-market state policies allows this finance capital to restructure itself, to diversify its forms, to expand its accumulation opportunities through the growth of retail, financial and service industries, and enhance its global reach, then it is
safe to assume that our ecosystems have been harnessed exploitatively in a system of capitalist commodity production
such that we can not talk about capitalism at all without talking about capitalism as a world ecology.
These firms manage your funds and guarantee your principal by sticking to
safe investments
such as government
bonds and GICs.
A
bond issuer
such as the UK or US government is seen as very
safe, however a heavily - indebted company would be far riskier - investors demand a higher yield to invest in this sort of company.
The recent development in the equity market made cash and
safer investments
such as government
bonds look attractive.
If you don't have that much time, then you need to keep most of your portfolio in
safer investments,
such as short - term
bonds and cash.
Mortgage
bond yields tend to be lower than corporate
bond yields, as the securitization of mortgages makes
such bonds safer investments.
within 2 - 5 years should be invested in mostly
safe, but higher paying investments
such as
bonds,
bond mutual funds, and mutual funds that limit volatility
such as «balanced» funds; and
This instrument was created for working people like you and me, thinking that the market would present a better gain after 30 or 40 years than ordinary «
safe» investments,
such as
bonds and CDs.
When the Fed raises the federal funds rate, newly offered government securities,
such Treasury bills and
bonds, are often viewed as the
safest investments and will usually experience a corresponding increase in interest rates.
If you need the money soon, then your money would probably be better off invested in «
safer» investments
such as
bonds or money market accounts.
What rebalancing tells you to do is this — if you've got a portfolio, which lets say, has some equities or some common stocks, and has some
safe securities
such as
bonds and you want to have a balanced portfolio that's let's say 60 % stocks, and 40 % more fixed income,
bonds, preferred stocks etc., that what you do is, you look at your portfolio periodically and you ask what's happened?
Apparently most investors are using their TFSAs for
safe instruments
such as GICs and high interest savings account, even though they are eligible for equities,
such as stocks and
bonds.
With age, however, asset allocations may shift toward
safer investments
such as
bonds because retirement is getting closer and older investors should be more concerned about keeping what they have saved and gained.
My goals are to save atleast half of my salary for retirement through a 401k with a 3 - 4 % return on that money until I convert over to
safer investments like
bonds and
such.
You should also increase your portfolio's overall allocation of
safe investments,
such as GICs, short - term investment grade
bonds, or real - return
bonds.
You probably want to pull your «winnings» off the table and put the remaining Roth IRA into a
safe (r) investment than the leveraged investments chosen before,
such as a balanced fund or even straight
bonds.
Billions upon billions of dollars have been fleeing the stock market as panicked investors seek the refuge of so - called
safer alternatives
such as
bonds and other fixed income instruments.
Another thing you must also be careful of is thinking that as you move closer to retirement you should move more of your investments to
safer investments
such as
bonds and cash.
Putting too much money in «
safe» assets
such as
bonds and cash equivalents may be riskier than you think.
Investors spooked by global instability and the uncertainties of the ebola outbreak moved to
safer investment instruments,
such as U.S.
bonds.
Being close to retirement, I am now more risk averse and would like to move these stocks to a
safer place
such as Government
Bonds.
Riskier investments
such as shares and junk
bonds are normally expected to deliver higher returns than
safer ones like government
bonds.
Rule 2: If you need the money in the next one to five (or even seven) years, choose
safe, income - producing investments
such as Treasuries, certificates of deposit (CDs), or
bonds.
The simple truth is that the wealthy put their
safe bucket assets to work for them in investments
such as high grade
bonds and treasury bills.
If your break - even rate was 16.67 % as in our example, and you diversify half of your portfolio into «
safer» assets
such as
bonds yielding 2 %, that means the other half of your portfolio has to generate a crazy impossible return year after year in a compounding manner just to break even, not to build any wealth!
Rule No. 2: If you need the money in the next one to five (or even seven) years, choose
safe, income - producing investments
such as Treasuries, certificates of deposit (CDs), or
bonds.
How would you go about conducting a search for
such safe U.S. corporate
bonds or other fixed income instruments?
Based on what you described here you may loose opportunity of better returns because return on «
safe» investments
such as keeping it in your brokerage account (even for short term) would be lower than investing in stock /
bond mutual funds.
Like stocks and commodities, cryptocurrencies are highly speculative and risky assets, while investors always rush towards
safe - haven assets
such as gold and
bonds during the period of high volatility.
Examines documents
such as savings
bond applications and
safe deposit vault entry and exit records prepared by subordinates
The responsive and reassuring connections made through daily routines —
such as feeding, holding, comforting, and engaging with the infant — help to establish an emotional
bond that allows children to feel
safe, cared for, and able to explore their environment and learn.
While much of that money may initially be parked in more liquid assets like US Treasury
bonds and
safe - haven currencies
such as the Swiss franc, there is growing evidence that foreign property sales may receive a boost.
When «
safer» investments
such as
bonds are paying more, they become more appealing to income - seeking investors, which can create a lot of selling pressure on REITs.