Sentences with phrase «better during better economic times»

But because their assets tend to perform better during better economic times, these stocks often see higher returns than other parts of the market during upswings, says Stammers.

Not exact matches

Economic Action Plan 2014 sticks to the principles that we adopted when I rose to deliver our Government's first budget in 2006 during good times.

Though this may sound like financial suicide during economic hard times, Cardone insists that raising prices — and not offering discounts — is the best way to survive.

Second, while the REIT sector as a whole is rather defensive, hotel REITs are highly pro-cyclical, which can add balance to a portfolio that would otherwise underperform during good economic times.

«What one would expect during a period of economic growth is that the government would lay the basis for future prosperity using the financial resources made available to it during good times,» Ralston said in his Feb. 20 response in the legislature to the budget, according to the day's Hansard.

Time variation of the stochastic discount tells us to expect low returns on equity during good economic times.

International capital flows can be a form of risk - taking, and we know that risk - taking increases during good economic times and is cut back during downturns.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

During my time as critic for Western Economic Diversification, I have been a vocal advocate of the conversion of the orphan wells into geothermal producing sites.

Even during the best economic times there will always be an opinion citing concerns.

The first is that even if there are some periods during which economic growth does not correlate with improved economic well - being, most of the time it does.

The author suggests several economic policies that Christians might well pursue during this time of prosperity.

DeFrancisco said he thought Smith was doing a good job keeping Upstate and its hospital financially stable during challenging economic times.

«During this campaign my case has been based on three things: first, the need for strong, proven leadership to steer us through what will be difficult and uncertain economic and political times, the need, of course, to negotiate the best deal for Britain in leaving the EU and to forge a new role for ourselves in the world.

For the first time, researchers and practitioners from across the UK are coming together to discuss CLO as well as rural health and community resilience in other parts of the world at an event during the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science.

Voters also felt Gordon Brown best understands the problems faced by ordinary people during the difficult economic times, with 27 per cent of votes compared to 18 per cent for David Cameron.

To paraphrase George Osborne (and Fraser Nelson in the News of the World) the Tory leadership did not fix the party's finances during the good economic times and are now facing very difficult decisions as a consequence.

When asked by Gotham Gazette during a question - and - answer session after his presentation whether he agreed with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's assertion that the state could pull back on funding toward the city since the city is experiencing such good economic times, de Blasio said absolutely not.

As ConservativeHome has noted before - Labour has expanded state dependency during good economic times in order to move the electorate leftwards.

During a period of economic distress, «the time is good for this type of thing to happen, but we really have to seize the moment,» said Robinson.

This is a good way to frame the problem during normal economic times; if you don't go out and look, you're not going to land a job no matter how many are out there.

The researchers found the international airline carrier doubled its gain in revenue when it improved customer experience during better economic times.

Starting an online site can therefore provide a good income during difficult economic times.

While the declines are not good news for schools — it means they're competing for a smaller number of candidates — a recent paper found that teachers hired during the recent recession tended to be stronger than those hired during better economic times.

It is difficult to advocate for higher salaries for teachers during these hard economic times, but we aren't going to make long term progress economically if we don't have a better educated citizenry.

I was never a district superintendent during good economic times.

«They prevented older, more expensive teachers from being discriminated against during lean economic times, and administrators often appreciated the simplicity of «last - in, first - out», especially because there was no consensus on how to best evaluate teachers» performance.»

This means that during tough economic times, schools are forced to cut some of their best teachers even as they keep ineffective teachers who happen to have worked in the district for a few more years.

Although high early cash values (liquidity) are always a good thing, this fact is emphasized during hard economic times.

Office supplies get purchased during bad economic times as well, and the current price already discounts a lot of pain.

In 2013, he proclaimed, «During tough economic times, we must foster an environment for college graduates that give them the best possible chance of success.»

Shoprate.com — an Internet marketplace dedicated to connecting visitors with quality lenders and mortgage information — recently underwent a massive redesign to better serve site visitors during unstable economic times.

Alas, some firms stumble even during good economic times.

Look at the company's history to see if the stock does well during difficult economic times.

During time so economic recession and market turmoil, we tend to pull back a little bit and consider how to best protect our money and remain financially solvent.

Adjust portfolios over economic and market cycles One of the best times to own high - yield bonds is during the expansion phase of an economic cycle, when financial measures are increasing along with consumer confidence.

«Even during the toughest economic times, owners want the best for their pets.»

Even businesses and individuals who are doing relatively well during these tough economic times largely feel that a (negative) change in their fortunes may be inevitable.

Interestingly, credit card rewards are historically known to get better during tougher economic times, so it will be interesting to see how things will play out.

«I just would say to any American who is prepared to endorse a national energy tax, that there's a better solution, and that they should keep their powder dry, and take their case to the American people that they don't need, particularly during this very difficult time in the economic life of our nation, to raise the energy cost on our businesses and on American families.»

So we ask State Legislators, when you are deciding how best to regulate this important financial product, to do what is best for your constituents by providing them access to economic assistance during their time of need, and ensuring that they are fully informed as to the terms and conditions of the transaction by having their attorney review it with them in order to confirm that it is properly classified as a purchase.

Last spring, I made a presentation at the NALP annual conference in Orlando on «Creating Competitive Advantage Through Professional Development,» which emphasized the importance of investing in professional development during good and bad economic times.

There's a good chance that will be during tough economic times when extra money might be scarce.

During these tough economic times, some industries are doing surprisingly well and growing in size.

Experts tells us that uninsured numbers tend to swell during tough economic times, and that they go up faster than they eventually do back down when things get better financially for the average citizen.

With personal job coaching from Joel, you'll know how to find a good job, fast — even during tough economic times.

During tough economic times, they are best described as tricky, challenging, and time consuming.

Career transitions are difficult during good economic times.

Find out how to position yourself to accommodate / progress your career in times of increased job rotation as well as keeping that job during times of economic downturn... Good career advice for unemployed persons would be to consider a career change.

In a related Economic Times post, several differences were also noted in individuals who exhibited the conduct disorder during early childhood as well as those who had it during their teens.