Sentences with phrase «accumulating assets because»

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As Nobel economist (and one of my dissertation advisors at Stanford) Joe Stiglitz noted on Friday, a good part of the reason for rising oil prices is because the producers are already awash in U.S. assets, and to supply significantly more oil will just force them to accumulate more low - return assets.

Speed matters because Canadians haven't been accumulating income at the same rate, and much of their wealth is contingent on the value of assets such as houses and equities staying high.

«Because I'm 12 years older I've accumulated substantial assets, while Randy has focused on building his musical career — requiring him to take on some debt,» says Gabriel.

Most young households have very modest amounts of wealth because it takes time to accumulate assets.

If a Medicaid applicant has term life insurance, it doesn't count as an asset and won't affect Medicaid eligibility because this form of life insurance does not have an accumulated cash value.

The wife will fail when in competition with the confiscation order where complicit in the crime; the husband's assets were reduced to nil by having to pay now what he ought to have paid years ago; or where the domestic economy and the assets accumulated were only of the size they were because the husband had failed to pay tax which had been due.

The current debate has seen reference made to the views of economist Hernando de Soto, who argues that legal title to property is fundamental to its exploitation as an asset.135 He suggests that poor people in «developing countries» can accumulate capital in the form of land in shanty - towns for example but they are unable to realise its potential wealth because without legal title to such property, it can not be used as collateral.

Because baby boomers have accumulated significant assets, it's easier for them to divorce — there is enough money for both spouses to manage comfortably afterward.