Sentences with phrase «adds to the cost advantage»

These include a bias for value stocks, low portfolio turnover that adds to the cost advantage and no dividend income.

Not exact matches

A commodities boom has driven the Canadian dollar from a 62 cents US low up to parity, vaporizing any labour cost advantage we previously enjoyed over the U.S. and changing the structure of the economy; at the margin, a Canadian worker adds far more to our economy by extracting resources than by building cars.

This actually can be used to your advantage — the airline allows you to take a several - day layover there at no cost, which essentially adds a free destination to your vacation.

Aetna has added 250,000 Medicare Advantage members and has trimmed costs in the first quarter as it looks to close a deal with CVS Health.

Among those who are failing to get excited about active ETFs, James Peters, CEO of Tactical Allocation Group, managing more than $ 1.5 billion in three ETF - based portfolios, says: «I don't see where they add any compelling value other than being cheaper in cost and having a tax advantage over the traditional mutual fund.»

«Sometimes entrepreneurs don't fully think through the fact that successfully raising capital comes with both the advantage and the cost in equity of adding another partner to your team,» said Prahasith Veluvolu, CEO at Mimir.

By preventing a real estate bubble, this will hold down the economy's housing and commercial space - rental charges, thereby adding doubly to China's creation of a structural cost advantage over industrial economies that have turned into finance - capitalist economies dominated by the FIRE sectors rather than industry.

Would rather buy it all in bulk in one single trip and then I can take advantage of any multi-buy offers if needed — I keep seeing list after list of daily plans but no shopping list, I have to go through it all and spend hours to find each ingredient amount into a spreadsheet and add it all together and buy the corresponding pack of each thing to the right size as required — often realising that it will cost me more than # 200 a month just for the food and then refuse to do the diet because of the cost, for the unemployed this is way too expensive.

Such an advantage would make every present racing engine obsolete in a matter of hours and add to the crisis of escalating costs that already grips the sport.

According to Don Balon, as re-reported by The Daily Star, the Catalan giants want to take advantage of the situation by snapping up the pair to add quality and depth to their squad moving forward at zero cost in terms of transfer fees.

Costs usually run between $ 18 to $ 24 per week, with the added advantage of the delivery right to your doorstep!

«When the government is examining every pound it spends, surely it makes more sense to spend money on essential kit here and support British jobs with the added advantage that taxes offset the cost.»

Business secretary Vince Cable has said that «off shoring went too far» in the UK, adding that British firms are increasingly're - shoring» work back to Britain because of a «cost advantage» and «less uncertainty».

«These organic semiconducting polymers also demonstrate several technical advantages, including that they do not need a co-catalyst to sustain the conversion to alcohol products and the conversion can take place at lower temperatures and use less energy, which would further reduce costs,» Rajeshwar added.

Although there are well - known advantages of RWD in terms of sporty handling, it was ultimately decided that by switching Maxima from its previous platform to Nissan's new «D platform,» which was first introduced on the current Nissan Altima Sedan, Hybrid and Coupe, the target Maxima performance could be delivered — without giving up the added FWD benefits of lower costs, lower weight and enhanced roominess versus a RWD platform.

One key advantage is that interconnection between different vehicle systems can allow a wide range of safety, economy and convenience features to be implemented using software alone - functionality which would add cost and complexity if such features were «hard wired» using traditional automotive electrics.

Instead of purchasing an audiobook at three to six times the cost of a normal eBook, the new functionality added to apps might allow people to take advantage of TTS.

BookLaunchers aims to not only make the process smoother and less time consuming for authors, but also to reduce the costs involved by streamlining the process, having professional team members working full time on projects, and to take advantage of strategic partnerships to reduce costs for add on services.

Books also have the added advantage of being readily accessible for a fixed cost and when they become outdated it is simple procedure to buy a new set of books.

«The advantage of digital, because you're not having to cover the printing costs, you've having to cover the creator costs... it suddenly becomes viable again,» Roberson said, adding, «We're optimistic, we'll see how things go.»

All of which is just another way to agree that Charles is right and that replacing drm with watermarking is the only viable plan c for publishers (though I'd also suggest to add in my cost cutting plan above and hire a tech firm like kobo etc. to launch their own brand Facebook linked e-reader apps with a 6 month release window advantage on their own big name authors while they still have locked - in big name authors to speak of!)

For instance, the author above is absolutely «half» correct that the system is a wash if costs are 3 % and returns are 8 % — he is overlooking the tax advantages (add 39 - 46 % to this), and the face rate return of every dollar that you «would have paid» on your mortgage (i.e., every dollar paid down on a 5 % debt is 5 % made).

Unlike for mutual funds, the cost of these added services is externalized from the fund and limited to those shareholders who elect to take advantage of them.

Maximizing an employer - sponsored plan and IRA first allows you to take full advantage of any available company match, pretax contributions, and tax deductibility.1 Once you've reached those thresholds and would like additional retirement savings opportunities, you may want to consider contributing to a low - cost, tax - deferred variable annuity so you can add to your tax - deferred savings.

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The new balanced ETFs offer a similar cost advantage over robo - advisors, most of whom add an additional 0.50 % fee to the cost of the underlying ETFs.

MADACC is very excited to be able to share a wider variety of animals for adoption with our community and to have more residents come to our facility to add to their family, take advantage of our low cost veterinary services, and help us as we work to create a more humane community.

Group lessons offer different advantages (cost efficient, added distractions) compared to private lessons (more expensive, one - on - one lessons, few distractions).

This can be particularly true for those who take advantage of the fact that you can add authorized users and receive employee cards to your Ink Business Preferred ℠ account at no additional cost.

«We must become more consistent in meeting our release dates and managing production costs to achieve the highest possible returns on our creative and financial investments,» Chairman Strauss Zelnick said during their fourth quarter earnings call yesterday, adding that delaying a title will still be considered to take advantage of a better release window but that, «in terms of commitment to quality and excellence,» the commitment to their core business is «unwavering».

... Renewables Increase Costs... There has been a running debate about whether the special advantages given to renewables, such as renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and net metering, add to the price consumers pay for electricity.

David Tulauskas, GM's Director of Sustainability added: «It makes business sense for companies to pursue the use of renewables because it improves the bottom - line and takes advantage of energy cost certainty for long - term planning.»

If those costs are added in, wind power has an even greater cost advantage compared to both new and even existing natural gas power plants.

Cutting edge data centers of the future will require less of a physical human presence, and are likely to: â $ cents Rely on a VIL to optimize equipment management and provide for virtual remote control capable of instant changes, switches and adds â $ cents Achieve LEED certification for the physical building â $ cents Rely on more efficient water cooling that potentially takes advantage of an on - site tower to chill water for cooling the system (thus reducing energy consumption by using nature's natural cooling power to chill water) â $ cents Use fluid dynamics models to precisely design the interior of the building to maximize the efficiency of the HV / AC system for air - cooled computing systems â $ cents Tap into a mixed energy grid that relies on green energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric (depending on geographic feasibility), along with a reliable city grid thus avoiding the need for the standard back - up Uninterruptible Power Supply (which will reduce equipment costs, minimize floor space used, and increase energy efficiency because systems that employ a UPS convert AC to DC and back, incurring substantial energy losses).

In rapidly moving towards a SaaS (Software as a Service) model, there will be some real challenges for firms that are still operating with older and sometimes unsupported versions of various applications, but also functioning under earlier releases of Windows and other operating systems, As new features and functions are added, they may only work on the most current version of the OS and so there may well be additional costs in first upgrading the OS to take advantage of updated or completely new apps — particularly, as support starts diminishing for outdated OS.

With the added advantage of having the largest litigation group in Manitoba, we are also able to work collaboratively with our clients to ensure they receive innovative, cost effective representation.

He insists it is «far too early» to say whether any regional bases are likely to close as a result, adding that «having offices in lower cost centers can turn out to be a significant advantage if you manage it right.»

Medicare Advantage plans come at an added cost to beneficiaries who usually pay higher monthly premiums than they would on Original Medicare.

With the partnership, Golan added, the airline hopes to take advantage of fast and secure sharing of information, as well as bring benefits to customers by providing reduced costs.

AT&T, Verizon, and T - Mobile have all confirmed that it'll cost $ 10 a month to add the Series 3 to your plan — although you need to already have a smartphone plan to take advantage.

Moreover, because the CBCL is a paper and pencil instrument, it has the added advantage of minimising the primary care physician's time, making it a cost effective clinical approach to identifying complicated ADHD cases.

However, brokers and sales associates have also faced the additional costs of upgrading their computer equipment and adding high - speed telephone capabilities to take advantage of the MLS enhancements.

There are some low cost ways to add curb appeal that every property owner on a budget should take advantage of.