As for the notion that the big payment processors may fear cryptocurrencies as potential competitors, this could become an issue if and when cryptocurrencies recover from their current crash and settle into a less volatile pattern that encourages their use as virtual currency rather than
as speculative assets.
If you are putting money into real estate hoping to make money from price increases, you aren't treating real estate as a productive asset, but instead
as a speculative asset.
It will just be used
as a speculative asset and store of value.
Given the sector's exponential growth and the way Blockchain technology is becoming increasingly mainstream, many are optimistic that digital currencies will be used more as a currency and less
as a speculative asset.
Not exact matches
With bitcoin supply constrained and increasingly falling short of demand, instead of functioning
as a currency, bitcoin is a
speculative empty
asset.
Gold has always been the primary standard by which we measure value, thanks to its continued demand
as a currency, store of value and
speculative asset.
These include difficulties in complying with KYC and AML rules when dealing with digital
assets; losing business to less risk - averse companies that are willing to «engage in business or offer products in areas we deem
speculative or risky, such
as cryptocurrencies;» and (like J.P. Morgan) the potential need to spend large sums while attempting to keep up with shifting technological norms.
The custom target - date funds allocated «a wildly excessive percentage of
assets to
speculative asset classes such
as natural resources, emerging market stocks, emerging market bonds, and real estate limited partnerships,» the complaint against Fujitsu stated.
Speculative credit from U.S., Japanese and British banks to buy bonds, stocks and currencies in the BRIC and Third World countries is a self - feeding expansion, pushing up their currencies
as well
as their
asset prices.
Aside from acceptable «basis» risk between the stocks we hold long and the indices we use to hedge, and perhaps 1 % of
assets in option time - premium at any given time
as a result of staggering our strikes to provide a stronger defense, we don't consider various
speculative bubbles
as threats to our own returns.
Consequently, at this stage, it is a purely
speculative asset and can not serve
as a currency until price stability solidifies.
The presale is being looked up
as a
speculative launch that could lead to a rise in
asset value of Ethereum.
The prevailing overvalued, overbought, and overbullish combination of conditions has historically been associated with subsequent market returns below Treasury bill yields, so while we hold about 1 % of
assets in call options
as a modest
speculative exposure to market fluctuations, a larger exposure closer to 2 % continues to await a short - term pullback sufficient to «clear» that overbought condition.
These portfolios primarily invest in U.S. high - income debt securities where at least 65 % or more of bond
assets are not rated or are rated by a major agency such
as Standard & Poor's or Moody's at the level of BB (considered
speculative for taxable bonds) and below.
After all, the proverbial «boxes» have been ticked; permitting, sufficient infrastructure, customer base, real producing
assets (
as opposed to highly
speculative land with evidence of graphite), revenue, and operating cash flow.
As noted above, if we can clear that overbought condition without a measurable deterioration in market internals, we remain willing to accept a moderate
speculative exposure to market fluctuations (in practice, roughly 2 % of
assets in call options).
With strong
speculative fund buying, a weakening U.S. dollar and inflation fears, investing in gold is a popular trend
as the precious metal becomes an alternative
asset class.
We,
as a result, overweight the portfolio with companies with proven track records and proven
assets rather than on
speculative future development.
Ultimately, the problem is simply one of overpriced
assets: they bought during a
speculative bubble and are now unable to refinance out
as prices return to more appropriate levels.
Personally, I'm not a huge fan of gold
as an
asset class for a couple of reasons (it's negative - yielding, and primarily a
speculative -LSB-...]
Gold is often viewed
as a safe haven
asset as it has preserved its value in real terms through hundreds of years of history, but this leads to its market price often becoming overly
speculative at times when people are worried about inflation which can cause its spot price to fluctuate wildly.
Investors who want to invest in riskier, more
speculative assets, such
as options or penny stocks, may also choose to use a taxable account instead.
Kiyosaki talks about tertiary
assets as inferior to primary and secondary
assets because tertiary
asset wealth is paper wealth, and their value is
speculative, based upon market conditions.
As abstract representations of physical space, asset - backed securities (such as home mortgages), certain futures contracts (think of agricultural futures like grains and meats), and other derivative products all exist as speculative representations of space that indeed transform our material realit
As abstract representations of physical space,
asset - backed securities (such
as home mortgages), certain futures contracts (think of agricultural futures like grains and meats), and other derivative products all exist as speculative representations of space that indeed transform our material realit
as home mortgages), certain futures contracts (think of agricultural futures like grains and meats), and other derivative products all exist
as speculative representations of space that indeed transform our material realit
as speculative representations of space that indeed transform our material reality.
As we've discussed concerning the money secrets of the wealthy, those in the know generally don't risk their safe
assets on
speculative investments.
The volatility makes them attractive to investors who are looking for
speculative digital
assets, but quite less effective
as spending currencies.
While decentralised digital currencies have served
as an excellent
speculative asset, the same can not be said for their use
as a medium of exchange, store of value or unit of account.
It is
speculative and no matter the type — whether Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), or company tokens, cryptocurrency is seen
as a volatile
asset.
SEOUL (Reuters)-- South Korea said on Wednesday it may tax capital gains from cryptocurrency trading
as global regulators worried about a bubble, with Australia's central bank chief warning of a «
speculative mania» that has seen the digital
asset making rip - roaring gains.
All digital
assets are in free fall
as global regulators are criticizing
speculative aspects of the market and tightening the approach towards the industry.
But they are now also traded on spot exchanges
as highly
speculative investment
assets.
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.
This time last year, cryptocurrencies were being widely denounced
as speculative (and almost certainly fraudulent)
assets by those at the top tier of institutional finance.
The cryptocurrency ecosystem has been absolutely abuzz with chatter over Bitcoin futures,
as powerhouse market leaders like Nasdaq and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange launch these unprecedented
speculative assets.
As such, there is a strong chance that the inflow of speculative buy activity that comes about as a result of barriers to entry into the market being removed will outweigh the impact of bitcoin futures allowing certain parties to take up short side positions on the asset's futur
As such, there is a strong chance that the inflow of
speculative buy activity that comes about
as a result of barriers to entry into the market being removed will outweigh the impact of bitcoin futures allowing certain parties to take up short side positions on the asset's futur
as a result of barriers to entry into the market being removed will outweigh the impact of bitcoin futures allowing certain parties to take up short side positions on the
asset's future.
Nobody can say for sure,
as guessing where the price of a highly
speculative asset will be several years from now is a difficult task even for the most sophisticated forecasters.
Brainard made the remarks at the Stern School of Business in New York, where she warned investors to be cautious about «highly
speculative»
asset classes such
as cryptocurrencies, and said the Fed will continue to study them.
The news is a welcome development in the growth of cryptocurrencies
as means of payment rather than
speculative assets.
In cryptocurrency, such manipulation is extreme because of the youth of these markets and the
speculative nature of the
assets,» Bloomberg quoted Ari Paul, co-founder of BlockTower Capital,
as saying.
Neither is necessarily right or wrong, you have to do what's right for you, but i have to say I believe there are 2 different kinds of debt - consumption debt which is bad (e.g. student loans and credit cards), which Kiyosaki calls «doo dads» and what I consider «good debt», by using other peoples money (such
as a bank) to purchase INCOME PRODUCING
ASSETS (NOT
speculative ones).
Debate the macroeconomic trends and changes from the new tax law guiding the current state of the capital stack
as well
as new exposure risks from HVADC and the best alternative
asset classes and markets offering signs of growth following the halt in
speculative construction lending.