Sentences with phrase «as good an investment as»

If real estate is as good an investment as we make it out to be, why do so many investors fail?

One - bedroom condominiums historically have not been considered as good an investment as condos with two bedrooms or more.

Not exact matches

For years, Harvard — once a top performer among universities, but in recent years an also - ran — pursued a «hybrid» approach, employing multiple teams of in - house investment managers as well many outside managers.

T. Rowe Price cut valuations for 12 of its 17 investments in private tech companies, including the accommodations share site Airbnb, ride share company Uber, cloud storage company Dropbox as well as open - source development company Cloudera, and Evernote, the organization app company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

«There are few early - stage funds such as ours that dedicate the majority of their investment to New York, so we felt that was a very good way to build a portfolio.»

A rigorously constructed morality tale with a well - paid Wall Street investment banker as its hero, Flash Boys could hardly be confused for Das Kapital.

But Macron, at his first EU summit, said being an attractive destination for investment did not mean exposing Europe to what he termed «the disorder of globalisation», as he seeks to make good on a campaign pledge with a so - called protective Europe.

Within a week, he'd agreed to invest $ 500,000 to fund their seed round; they soon earned an investment from startup accelerator Y Combinator as well.

The competition was for a $ 100,000 investment, but Kutcher and his team were so enthusiastic, that they upped Sound Ventures» investment to $ 200,000, and Benioff invested an additional $ 200,000 as well.

«It's a combination of excellent execution, as well as taking advantage of some new opportunities, new investments we have made such as our MSC acquisition and it's also about gaining some market share.»

Seeso represents NBCUniversal's latest effort to expand its digital presence, as it follows the recent ad - selling agreement with YouTube (GOOG) as well as investments in BuzzFeed and Vox.

Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya speaks with CNBC's Kelly Evans at the Sohn Conference about Box being his best investment idea for the year, as well as the growth of big data and consumers» privacy rights.

Weakness in the global economy and concern about the uneasiness of markets, as well as uncertainty about many lushly - priced private companies known as unicorns, drove the markdown, investment experts said.

While the project is massive, it's just one of the Aquilinis» many high - profile, highly profitable ventures: Through Aquilini Investment Group, now more than 50 years old, the family controls one of British Columbia's biggest development conglomerates, as well as its NHL team, the Rogers Arena, blueberry and cranberry farms, restaurants and some $ 80 - million worth of vineyard properties in Washington state.

What started as a mortgage brokerage in 1969 has since ballooned into a complicated mass of direct - to - consumer mortgage brokers in B.C., Alberta and Ontario, as well as a mortgage investment corporation (MIC) that raises capital from private investors to issue loans.

A small upfront investment in key perks, as well as simply taking a sincere interest, pays large dividends in the long term

Reuters first reported in June that Eldridge Industries, the U.S. owner of magazines Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter as well as Dick Clark Productions, had hired investment banks to carry out a review of its media holdings.

As well as its decision on upstream oil and gas, the World Bank Group said on Tuesday that it would, among other things, report the greenhouse gas emissions arising from investment projects it finances in «key emissions - producing sectors» from 201As well as its decision on upstream oil and gas, the World Bank Group said on Tuesday that it would, among other things, report the greenhouse gas emissions arising from investment projects it finances in «key emissions - producing sectors» from 201as its decision on upstream oil and gas, the World Bank Group said on Tuesday that it would, among other things, report the greenhouse gas emissions arising from investment projects it finances in «key emissions - producing sectors» from 2018.

Some observers predict that such borrowers will be forced to tap networks of small investors who lend through mortgage brokers, as well as mortgage investment corporations — in other words, the most remote corners of Canada's shadow banking sector, which accounts for 40 % of Canada's banking space.

Most importantly, showing the lender your business ability to generate revenue and produce a profit as well as showing your own personal investment in the business along with your business plan should give a good chance of securing finance.

Today, two of his daughters hold the reins: Naomi Azrieli is chair of CanPro Investments, the family's Montreal real estate development company, as well as CEO of the non-profit Azrieli Foundation; Danna Azrieli is chair of Tel Aviv — based Azrieli Group, which owns, among other things, 15 shopping malls across Israel.

«Good» debt is typically defined as mortgage, education or business debt because, ideally, each of these investments will generate returns for years to come.

You can check out which industries and regions these investors focus on as well as their top early - stage investments of 2014.

And here's the most interesting finding: CFOs say they plan to spend their tax windfalls mostly on higher investment in the U.S., as well as on R&D and higher wages.

As President Trump speaks at Davos about America being the best place to do business, Revolution LLC CEO Steve Case discusses the «Rise of the Rest» effort to encourage investment in startups and small businesses in the U.S.

Given that a few countries such as Malaysia, Panama, Uruguay, and many others allow foreign investors to purchase property, you could very well look abroad and make good returns on your investment.

It's been 60 years since he started his investment - counselling firm, which now manages more than $ 36 billion in pensions and endowment funds, as well as corporate and private portfolios.

The eight top teams will make one pick per round for three rounds, choosing from a predetermined list of 60 investments, including big Dow Jones industrial companies like 3M and Boeing, the tech heavyweights like Facebook and Amazon, as well as bitcoin, oil, and gold.

Since announcing NewTV, Katzenberg has been busy making investments in several other companies as well.

It's not unusual to see companies trading well above 20 times earnings these days, especially more bond - like businesses, such as dividend - paying consumer staples, utilities and other defensive equities, says Arthur Heinmaa, chief investment officer at Cidel Asset Management.

In the weeks following February's 10 % correction, Goldman highlighted small - caps as one of the two best stock market bets, on an investment - factor basis.

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach speaks to CNBC's Scott Wapner on the sidelines of the Sohn Conference about his best new investment ideas, his outlook for markets and the economy, as well as the rising interest rate environment.

Starboard Value Jeffrey Smith pitched store - brand pharmaceutical company Perrigo as his best investment idea now, during a conference Tuesday.

Conlon & Co founded and managed two successful investments funds: a $ 100 million mezzanine lending fund which provided financing on over $ 1 billion of development projects as well as a $ 50 million real estate opportunity which acquired distressed property in Chicago and the Southeast during the 2008 — 2011 economic crisis.

Currently, the couple lives off of cash flow from investments — rental income, dividends, and interest — as well as advertising and book sales on their travel blog, which they spend just two hours a day maintaining.

The SBA's 2010 investment in 10 regional clusters was intended to increase opportunities for small - business participation within the clusters, as well as promote innovation and regional economic growth.

If they pay off their debts, do a lot of «back - end saving» in their 50s and luck into a period of good investment returns, they will do as well as their predecessors.

On her thoughts towards the opportunities in the UAE, Al Kaabi talks about the rise of support for women entrepreneurs, particularly in the investment space, as well as initiatives such as WOMENA, and the increase participation for female entrepreneurship.

Investment conference attendees were also gifted Apple iPad minis, keyboards and sunglasses as well as pricey food, drinks and entertainment.

«But this investment gives us the resources we need to grow this company globally as well as strengthen our community.

«Solutions» include pre-emptive activities such as building long - term relationships with future founders or mentoring at incubators to meet teams pre-seed, plus getting really good at reference diligence, but we still rely upon accelerating the «would we work well together» discussion during fast - moving investments.

The uncertainty could disrupt both short - term sales and long - term investments in the steel industry industry as well, said Peter Warrian, a senior research fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs.

He also served as a Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIPs) prosecutor in the Major Crimes Unit, handling complex fraud prosecutions involving computer technology attacks, data security and intellectual property theft, as well as crimes involving corporate insurance, bank, tax and investment fraud.

Unfortunately, the consumer has to make a bit of an investment as well, but that's what's really the staying power of the PlayStation brand.

In this episode, Adil Al Zarooni, CEO of Al Zarooni Emirates Investments discusses his drive to excel as an entrepreneur, wherein he explains that he's motivated not just by financial objectives, but by social objectives that will see him and his business leave an impact in the UAE, as well as the wider MENA region.

So now is as good an occasion as any to get into one of the tried and true investment axioms, a tool that do - it - yourselfers and advisor - assisted investors can practice over and over again until it becomes second nature.

Once that is wiped out, the portions of the CLOs that were supposed to be safe investments start losing money as well.

Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

«The goal is to find an established business with a good growth plan,» such as an acquisition, or the development of a new product, says Dan Gardenswartz, principal of Sage Group LLC, a Los Angeles - based investment bank.

Sacca is known for his early investments in Twitter (twtr) and Uber as well as appearances ABC's startup competition show Shark Tank.