According to mutual fund rating agency Value Research, despite the poor market conditions, equity diversified funds gave about four per
cent returns in the past five years.
The Toyota Fortuner offers an average of 85 per
cent return in 3 years, whereas SUVs / MUVs such as the Renault Duster, Mahindra Scorpio and Mahindra Xylo offer between 72 - 76 per cent.
Instead of a 2 - per -
cent return in «high - interest» savings (a paltry yield that barely keeps pace with inflation), it may be possible to earn 5 per cent or more in diversified dividend - paying mutual funds.
And while a 7 per
cent return in 2017 might sound good without a frame of reference, the total return for the TSX including dividends was 9 per cent last year.
Not exact matches
Personal income tax will hit a 20 - year high of 12.5 per
cent of GDP by 2020 - 21 under the budget forecasts as the government relies on bracket creep and an increase
in the Medicare levy to
return the budget to surplus.
Since inception
in 2015, that ETF has
returned 21 per
cent, outperforming the S&P 500 Index.
«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.
The bank's
return on equity was seven per
cent compared with 23 per
cent in the same quarter last year.
The OSC warning comes after a Texas regulator issued a cease and desist order against BitConnect
in January, claiming BitConnect said it would deliver annualized
returns of 100 per
cent or more by issuing BitConnect Coins.
«This encouraging start to the year shows that we are firmly on the path laid out
in February that will take us above an eight per
cent return on equity
in the medium term,» said chief executive of the company Bill Winters.
Currently, the app price goes down to 99
cents in the off - season, and
returns to the full - season price when spring training starts.
TORONTO — The 2013 - 14 financial year was an unusually strong one for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which earned a 16.5 per
cent annual
return on the billions of dollars
in assets it manages for the national retirement system, but its CEO cautions that level of growth likely won't soon be repeated.
In the year to September 30 2016, Seedrs investors received an annualized rate of
return of 14.44 per
cent.
Morrison said the month ended about three - per -
cent below the 10 - year average for sales
in August, signalling a
return to historically normal activity after record - breaking sales earlier this year.
The bank still has faith the economy will
return to strength, however, and believes the turnaround will begin this year and pick up speed
in 2014, when growth will average 2.7 per
cent.
The September crude contract rose 48
cents to settle at US$ 107.33 a barrel as supply concerns
returned following the renewed unrest
in Egypt.
Economists predict inflation will move well above the Bank of Canada's 2 - per -
cent target
in the coming months, while growth should also
return to an above 2 - per -
cent pace after a recent slump.
If you're talking about a new project with no significant investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold
in the long term is a tough call — a 50 year oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 per
cent rate of
return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.
For a mine project like Suncor's Fort Hills, with about 25 per
cent of construction already completed, the forward - looking decision would imply a
return on the balance of capital invested of 12.5 per
cent — now, the project
returns overall might be lower than that, but when you're considering a decision to abandon a partially built mine, you're not likely to get much of a
return on they money you've already invested
in it if you don't continue building.
At first blush, no one wants to pay another 20
cents a litre to fill up, but that doesn't account for what drivers get
in return.
And because the TSX has come to be dominated by two sectors
in particular — financial services and resources account for close to 60 per
cent of the index's $ 1.9 - trillion market capitalization — any strife facing companies
in those sectors has an outsized effect on overall
returns.
Returning the rate to that level, combined with the most recent uptick
in the top marginal personal income tax rate, would mean that Ontario investors would pay as much as 40 per
cent tax on capital gains.
«A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would
return to 2 per
cent over the medium term, implied that the appropriate path for the federal funds rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said
in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.
Canadian Fixed Income
returns moved lower, posting a 2 per
cent loss this quarter compared to a 1.4 per
cent gain
in Q2 2017.
Canadian equity
returns reverted to positive territory with
returns of 3.8 per
cent in Q3 2017, compared with -1.9
in Q2 2017.
In circumstances where the forecast lies outside the range over the policy horizon, the forecast path for inflation should be such that inflation would be expected to return to between 2 and 3 per cent within a reasonable period, that is, the trend in inflation should be clearly back toward the target rang
In circumstances where the forecast lies outside the range over the policy horizon, the forecast path for inflation should be such that inflation would be expected to
return to between 2 and 3 per
cent within a reasonable period, that is, the trend
in inflation should be clearly back toward the target rang
in inflation should be clearly back toward the target range.
The critical issue
in determining the extent of the tightening was whether inflation was forecast to
return to the 2 to 3 per
cent range within the policy horizon (around 18 months).
Total inflation has been close to 2 per
cent and is expected to dip to about 1.7 per
cent in the middle of the year before
returning to near its target.
So far, the S&P TSX is among the worst performing markets
in the world this year; over a longer horizon, it doesn't get much better, with Canadian equities having delivered a paltry 4 per
cent annualized
return over the past decade.»
Positive global economic conditions
in Q1 2017 helped lift global equities
in delivering a
return of 6.2 per
cent, up from 3.0 per
cent in Q4 2016.
Valeant CEO Joseph Papa took home US$ 62.7 million
in 2016 as the stock dropped, providing an 85 - per -
cent negative
return for shareholders.
The MSCI World Index reflected a similar trend,
returning 5.8 per
cent for Q1 2017, up from 3.9 per
cent in Q4 2016.
With an end - date
in sight, the wealthy can take advantage of various means to defer their income until the top tax rate
returns to 14.7 per
cent, thereby undermining the ability of the new tax to raise as much revenues as it should.
Both our five and 10 year total
returns to shareholders have averaged
in excess of 20 per
cent per year, ahead of virtually every major bank
in the world.
Canadian fixed income assets rebounded
in Q1 2017, posting a
return of 1.4 per
cent, compared to a Q4 2016 loss of -3.4 per
cent.
Canadian equity
returns retreated slightly quarter - over-quarter,
returning 2.3 percent
in Q1 2017, down from 5.7 per
cent in Q4 2016.
Underlying inflation will ease
in the near term but then
return gradually to 2 per
cent over the projection horizon.
My response has been to say that
in the current and prospective environment, 4 per
cent will probably turn out to be a pretty good
return.
The Bank anticipates that the economy will
return to full capacity and inflation to 2 per
cent on a sustained basis
in the first half of 2017.
I have had some business leaders tell me that they have been surprised to see, for example, companies
in Asia pursuing investments with implicit
returns of around 3 to 4 per
cent, well below most companies» hurdle rates.
We have had a successful year on the investing market, so if an individual makes contributions to their TFSA and has a portfolio with a higher
return of 20 per
cent or 25 per
cent, it makes sense to keep that because the advantage is no tax being paid
in the TFSA.
Economic growth
in Canada is expected to average 2.1 per
cent in 2015 and 2.4 per
cent in 2016, with a
return to full capacity around the end of 2016.
In our most recent Monetary Policy Report, in July, we said that our current policy rate setting of 0.5 per cent was consistent with the economy returning to full capacity toward the end of 2017 and inflation returning sustainably to its targe
In our most recent Monetary Policy Report,
in July, we said that our current policy rate setting of 0.5 per cent was consistent with the economy returning to full capacity toward the end of 2017 and inflation returning sustainably to its targe
in July, we said that our current policy rate setting of 0.5 per
cent was consistent with the economy
returning to full capacity toward the end of 2017 and inflation
returning sustainably to its target.
In a statement after the end of the two - day policy meeting, the central bank said, «The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labour market conditions and a sustained
return to 2 per
cent inflation.»
Those outflows showed up
in returns data, with a Bloomberg Barclay's Index of U.S. corporate bonds posting a 2.3 per
cent loss for the first three months of the year.
Historically, accepting market risk
in the 8 % of history matching the present market
return / risk classification has turned a dollar into about 7
cents over time.
Over the past couple of years, speculators have also used short sales of gold to obtain low cost funds to invest
in other assets — for example, by shorting gold (borrowing it and selling it
in the spot market), market participants have been able to obtain US dollars at between 1 and 2 per
cent, well below the rate of
return available on US assets.
The September quarter NAB survey finds that labour cost growth picked up to 0.7 per
cent in the September quarter, although respondents expect it to
return to around 0.5 per
cent in the December quarter.
Whereas
in most markets an increase
in short - selling puts pressure on the lending market and pushes up the interest rate at which short - sellers can borrow the underlying stock, the ready supply of gold loans from central banks seeking to earn some
return on their gold holdings has, until recently, helped to keep lease rates low, generally
in the range of 1 — 2 per
cent (Graph B3).
In 2013, our employees delivered record net income of 8.3 billion dollars, up 11 per
cent from last year and generated a
return on equity of 19.7 per
cent with diluted earnings per share of 5 dollars and 49
cents.