The Templeton Global Bond Fund has demonstrated a particular knack for picking sovereign bonds offering
decent yields in strengthening economies, and may take sizeable positions in diverse currencies such as the South Korean won or Mexican peso.
It used to be that income - seeking investors could find
decent yields in fixed income.
Not exact matches
Certainly, it offers an attractive level for longer - term investors such as pension and insurance funds to lock
in a relatively
decent yield, and will tempt some portfolio managers to buy bonds rather than equities.
So while there could be one or even five year periods where longer maturity bonds perform fairly well from these
yield levels, over the long - term they're likely to be a poor investment
in terms of earning a
decent return over the rate of inflation.
The retailer has a very
decent probability of going into bankruptcy or experiencing further declines, yet the bonds are still
yielding 11.4 % when they should be
yielding much more given the inherent risk
in the position.
Just last month, it was reported that Credit Suisse strategist Andrew Garthwaite lamented dismal
yields for the past couple years
in a client report, writing that «his team has come across almost no one who seems to have outperformed or made
decent returns this year» and «we have never had so many client meetings starting with statements such as «we are totally lost».»
• Stellar dividend resume:
Decent yield at 2.9 %; excellent dividend growth rate of 20 % over the past 5 years; upcoming increase of 14 %
in December; strong dividend safety, protected by very good cash flow; and 44 - year streak of increasing dividends.
The bottom line:
In an environment of generally decent (albeit recently disappointing) growth and gently rising yields, high yield offers attractive potential in a yield - starved worl
In an environment of generally
decent (albeit recently disappointing) growth and gently rising
yields, high
yield offers attractive potential
in a yield - starved worl
in a
yield - starved world.
It also provides a
decent measure of current income, with a dividend
yield of 2.2 %, versus a median of 2.0 % for all dividend paying equities
in the Value Line universe.
By purchasing these companies after a price decline, we find we are able to control risk
in the portfolio as these investments often have less downside while offering a
decent potential return.The U.S. Equity Fund seeks to invest
in companies with a lower Price to Book Ratio, lower Price to Earnings Ratio and higher Dividend
Yield than the S&P 500 index.
But that strategy
yielded higher sales volumes against rivals like Procter & Gamble and led to a
decent uptick
in overall sales.
Lobsters
yield about 20 percent of their weight: a 1 1/4 - to 1 1/2 - pound hard - shell Atlantic lobster will
yield about five ounces of lobster meat (claws, knuckles and tail)... about what goes
in a
decent - size lobster salad roll served throughout the New England region.
One of these 3 WILL be there 2nd round the only
decent ILB that might be there and worth a 2nd round pick, will be Malik Jefferson... grab him (or trade up if Evans is there
in early 2nd) The 3rd round will
yield A LOT of choices for the Chargers.
This strategy appeared to
yield some
decent results compared to the last meeting
in Morgantown, when Young had a lot of difficulty receiving the ball on the inbounds plays.
Armed with the new knowledge, the researchers were able to breed submergence - resistant plants that still produced
decent rice
yields, the team reports 10 August
in Nature.
Universal's DVD is a
decent transfer of the film - the soft focus cinematography
yields a less - than sharp transfer, and some of the night shots are slightly grainy,
in spite of Schrader's deliberate use of
in - camera opticals to preserve image quality.
Plugging a set of
decent headphones into the 3.5 mm jack that's located on the left - hand side of the tablet)
yields good results too, with very good clarity and no audible hiss
in quieter passages of music.
In such a low rate environment, you probably will need to look outside the traditional savings accounts for a
decent yield.
The rate itself may not be as high as you would like to have, but, as you can see, it's a very
decent rate comparing to other banks, especially when the overall
yields of savings accounts are so low, mostly
in the lower 1 % range, thanks to the Fed's policy that has kept its benchmark lending rate close to zero for more than two years.
As rates rise and investors can realize a
decent return
in legitimate high
yield investments like CDs and money markets, many expect investors to get out of the risk trade and back into fixed FDIC - protected instruments.
If treasury rates
in the United States weren't at one to two but were six or eight, we could make a good case for perhaps there's times when you would want to make profits from falling interest rates but right now I think what our investors are looking for is to have a
decent yield and be protected from their fear of rising interest rates, so until we get out of this context, I think that it's unlikely that we will deviate much from a two or three year duration portfolio.
Objective I want alternatives to being
in CDs even though I can get
decent yields on 3 - year ones.
If a person builds up a reserve of funds
in some
decent yielding vehicle (ING direct, emigrant direct, etc) and chooses to buy when the market is low this would seem to be a winning strategy.
I also presented
in Article 6.2 that the «sweet spot» for bond durations is around 7 years, because it balances between
decent yields and manageable potential price declines.
• Stellar dividend resume:
Decent yield at 2.9 %; excellent dividend growth rate of 20 % over the past 5 years; upcoming increase of 14 %
in December; strong dividend safety, protected by very good cash flow; and 44 - year streak of increasing dividends.
If so, where do I find a
decent return
in fixed income or do I bite the bullet and stay short with little / no
yield.
6) The credit cycle has gotten long
in the tooth, and securities that offer a
decent yield versus risks undertaken have become few.
Waiting may result
in missing a quality entry point or missing a
decent dividend which after tax results
in more than the
yield of the stock.
Among funds that invest
in munis nationwide, Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income (FLTMX, 2.2 %) has a track record of providing
decent yields with below - average expenses and below - average volatility.
Decent yield on quality bonds is as rare as snow
in July.
That was one of my lessons — be willing to buy things that are tainted
in the eyes of many, so long as you have adequate protections, and a
decent yield.
This is not a perfect way to invest, but it does tend to
yield good results over time, with a
decent amount of noise
in the results.
To help home
in on funds with
decent dividend
yields, start by screening for diversified domestic - equity funds with dividend
yields that are at least as high as the S&P 500's trailing -12-month
yield of roughly 2 %.
The sell - off
in U.S. and Canadian bonds has raised
yields due within 10 years to levels at which investors can finally get
decent returns, according to Moore, who co-manages more than $ 50 billion
in Canadian and U.S. fixed income for Fidelity.
It's cheap (taking the midpoint of its guidance it's on less than 5.5 x earnings), it has got a strong balance sheet (net debt / EBITDA was 0.8 x at end - 2010), it has a stable business model (it is the biggest distributor of fruit and vegetables
in Europe, with a reach that enables it to supply multiples across different countries), it has a
decent dividend
yield (circa 4.5 %) and it is spitting out cash (free cash flow for the twelve months ended 30 June 2011 amounted to $ 29.0 m — that's nearly a quarter of the group's market cap).
International flights, though expensive
in miles, can still
yield decent returns.
Still, enrolling
in Plenti can
yield some
decent savings if you're pairing it with a rewards credit card.
For example, Tumi bags at eBags currently come with approximately 15 % back
in eBags rewards and there is also an Amex Offer for eBags — stacking with 24x from British Airways
yields a
decent return.
It is worth breaking boxes and crates as some of them will be hiding a secret passage behind them which usually
yields a
decent quantity of tech scrap or materials utilised
in crafting upgrades.
If you were to produce a chaotic model using the above, I would venture a prediction that the above former were the massive attractors about which we could make some
decent predictions about the future but that the latter human produced CO2 inserted into our atmosphere would leave us with hopelessly inadequate and wrong predictions because CO2 contributed by man is not an attractor of any significance
in the chaotic Earth climate system nor is CO2 produced by man a perturbation that would
yield any predictive ability.
If
Decent House with site sourced power at some point undercuts first cost of Passive House and yet
yields an equivalent reduction
in carbon based fuel dependency, the
Decent House will win via economics.
Almost every other display maker is currently struggling with their OLED production facility or
yield issues and are incapable of supplying Apple with OLED panels
in decent numbers.
For example, if a hotel guest asks the receptionist if there are any half -
decent Chinese restaurants
in the local area, a thorough research into the number of restaurants, along with locations and directions, will hopefully
yield a range of options for the customer.
REITs can raise capital
in the public market and leverage funds, which lets them lend at a reasonable rate and still get a
decent yield, Korologos says.
While the month brings
decent sales on these items, Black Friday sales
in November have historically
yielded better savings.
Each apartment is receiving around 3 - 4 offers, some are let within the hour and prices
in some hotspots are rising by # 75 per month, with these statistics it is unsurprising that landlords can achieve
decent rental
yields.