Sentences with phrase «better at equity»

But investors really are good at equity selection.

Not exact matches

However, the self - styled smartest guys in the room still only managed a return on equity of 8.7 percent, well below its estimated cost of capital at around 10 %.

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.

Dan has spent the better part of the last 20 years as a proprietary equity & options trader at hedge funds (SAC, Exis & Cheyne Capital) and within the equity derivatives group of Merrill Lynch.

«I'm not going to be dismissive of the risks, but I think markets have priced them in and if anything as we look at the fundamentals of stock markets around the world, the fundamentals of European equities right now are I think significantly better than they are for the United States,» said the managing partner of Triogem Asset Management and global investing expert on CNBC's «Fast Money.»

More than half of the companies listed on the TSX have introduced equity policies, but the results are mixed at best

But he noted that this may have been Foursquare's best option at the time — else it fork over a greater percentage of the company's equity due to a potentially reduced valuation.

«Several decades back, a return on equity of as little as 10 percent enabled a corporation to be classified as a «good» business — i.e., one in which a dollar reinvested in the business logically could be expected to be valued by the market at more than 100 cents.

Wells Fargo head of equity strategy Christopher Harvey put it best: «These natural liquidity providers either couldn't show up, or aren't showing up at the end of the day.»

Existing tax laws around equity - based compensation can even drive a company's employees to let their options go, and miss out on the future windfall when that start - up goes public or is acquired at a good price.

That helps me do a better job as an equity owner at Hendrick Motorsports.

A private equity fund looks at the ERP issue similar to the No Marketing Spend — it's an opportunity to invest in the business, so better information is available to managers (and the private equity fund).

Jim Corridore, CFRA Research equity analyst, and David Dietze, Point View Wealth Management president and chief investment strategist, debate whether the airline sector is a good buy at the moment.

This map, created by labor and employment - focused law firm Fisher Phillips, highlights legislative differences between states by showing which ones have gender - specific pay protections, gender - specific protections as well as protections for other categories (such as race, religion or national origin), or no state - specific pay equity laws at all.

Jason Goldberg, managing director and senior equity analyst at Barclays, and Stephen Scouten, managing director of equity research at Sandler O'Neill, discuss the financial sector and if regional banks are a better bet.

As well, the rotation to equities has largely played itself out, says Craig Fehr, an investment strategist at Edward Jones.

Many experts, including Anil Tahiliani, a North American equities portfolio manager with McLean & Partners, expected single - digit returns at best.

«We view pay and promotion parity as signals of the overall health of our company as well as a means of ensuring equity for all employees,» the companies chief diversity and inclusion officer at the time, Danielle Brown, said in the report.

At another Best Workplace, Baird, an employee said the investment and private equity firm discovered the «secret sauce» that combines ethical expectations, ambition and collegiality: «While everyone must be courteous and professional, that doesn't stifle open dialogue and disagreement.

At eEye, Maiffret holds the title «chief hacking officer» as well as a chunk of equity — and he still uses his hacking skills to keep the company on the map.

Global uncertainty may not be a good thing for U.S. equities markets and exports, but it is driving investors toward U.S. bonds, according to Richard Clarida, global strategic advisor and managing director at Pimco.

«The system guarantees that small retail orders, in particular, get filled immediately and at the best posted market price,» says Robert Fotheringham, senior vice-president of equity trading at TMX Group.

«A successful and well - publicized Prime Day may weigh on shares of Walmart as investors remain sensitive to Amazon's competitive threat,» said Shawn Quigg, an equity derivatives strategist at JP Morgan, in a note on Monday.

With equity valuations at historic highs and government bonds barely eking out a return, junk bonds offer solid yields at a good price, he reasons.

«They've been kind of dipping their feet in and trying to figure out the best way forward,» says Dan Werner, an equity analyst at Morningstar.

The bigger issue, of course, is the barrier to entry for individual investors: Private equity firms typically have a minimum investment of $ 5 million or more, and at one point, the best firms were so popular, they were demanding as much as $ 250 million.

Endeavour managing director Garry Garside said the company was established to provide health care practitioners with equity participation at a seed level as opposed to outright business acquisition and would secure improved patient care through better integration of services.

«This might be a good time to get out,» said Erin Gibbs, equity chief investment officer at S&P Capital IQ Global Market Intelligence.

«In many instances, the investors involved at the venture level and, of course, the people running the business think they actually have a good company,» notes Tom Stephens, director of Institutional Equity Sales at Tucker Anthony Inc.'s office in Washington, D.C. «But the truth is, in bull markets people believe in bullshit.»

He also said defaults are rising at J.P. Morgan JPM, -0.62 % «a little bit,» adding, «home equity is subject to deterioration» from a recession, but that the bank is well positioned to sustain a downturn in the economy.

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Your equity would be defined in each cashflowed home, cash flow of repairs outside of owned properties, as well as equity upon sell of some, or liquidation of all homes at any point as deemed most profitable timing as the market improves.

Some European equity indices — Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 — are at long - term price - to - earnings ratios of around 10 times, well below their historic average.

Analysts at Evercore ISI Institutional Equities cite Amazon as the best internet stock for 2017.

For instance, equity crowdfunding is not a great solution at an early, early stage, because it can be really expensive in the long term, when you have a low valuation... So we would help an entrepreneur understand, well, let's look at debt - based crowdfunding,» he says.

At those levels, there are dividend - paying equities that offer good income and with the possibility for capital appreciation.

I found 30 % equity (divided 15 % US small caps, 10 % int» l small caps, and 5 % REIT), 20 % long - term treasuries, 35 % intermediate, and 15 % gold back - tested really well (at least to 1972).

Prior to joining ValueAct Capital in January 2011, Mr. Hale was a Principal with The Parthenon Group, working in both the Boston and Mumbai offices of Parthenon's strategic consulting practice, as well as in an investment role at Parthenon's long - short public equity vehicle, Strategic Value Capital.

The good news for archerETF at least is that we cut our equity exposure by half two weeks ago, selling all our India and LatAm -LSB-...]

«Oscar Mayer is America's most iconic hot dog brand, and, as the equity leader, we felt it was time to take a stand for the love of a better hot dog,» said head of marketing at Oscar Mayer, Greg Guidotti.

As a general rule, it's best to have at least 20 % equity in your home before you start approaching banks about a new loan.

Currently, EM equities trade at a 25 % discount to DM equities based on the price / earnings ratio, thus offering better value.

The laws of competition and competitive strategy are now very much at work within the private equity industry, and we can see the best funds putting their real endeavors behind that, not only so they've got a good story to tell at [the] time of next fundraising, but also to deliver the great returns that their investors are expecting.

An investor would be well served to ignore the buy, sell or hold recommendation S&P attaches to each of the reports, instead looking at the growth in earnings, debt levels and the return on equity rates for past several years.

The implications for the loonie look good, and Jack Spitz, managing director of foreign exchange at National Bank Financial, thinks the Canadian dollar «will outperform should equity markets stabilize.»

At Prudential she managed domestic and international equity operations for Prudential's general and institutional client accounts as well as its mutual funds, and Prudential's entry into emerging markets in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

He is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at UNC — Chapel Hill, and teaches in the Minor in Entrepreneurship as well as serving as the instructor for two private equity classes at Kenan - Flagler Business School.

Some, such as Ryan Boothroyd, an analyst with the multi-asset team at Henderson Global Investors, argued that Japanese and euro zone equities were better ways to play U.S. domestic strength than the more crowded U.S. trades.

This track also includes sessions on executive compensation, and looks at equity compensation in non-ESOP companies as well as ESOP companies who have international divisions.

Although oil prices are now half what they used to be three years ago, Big Oil is better positioned now than it was when oil prices were sky high, Michele Della Vigna, co-head of European equity research at Goldman Sachs, told CNBC in an interview on Monday.