During the financial crisis (which we measure from January 2007 — March 2009), quant funds did better than qual funds (3.29 % versus -4.77 %).
And, this is regarding an industry that posed little systemic threat
during the financial crisis.
I particularly appreciate comments at this blog, regarding my long article on how return on equity changed
during the financial crisis.
They were written just after the most recent market top and Marks was commenting on (or lamenting) the return to a less risk - averse investor attitude compared to the rampant panic widespread
during financial crisis of 2008/09.
A report by Vanguard found that investors who held balanced funds were less likely to make changes to their portfolios
during the financial crisis of 2008 and the five years that followed, which means they weathered that event far better than most.
... the breadth of selections, the elimination of behavioral errors (which might be particularly important
during the financial crisis of 2008 — 2009), and the potential lower administration costs (after hedge fund fees).
After years of a slowly deteriorating US dollar, the greenback found some footing
during the financial crisis and is now benefiting from the financial woes in Greece which may well boil over into other Euro - zone countries.
An example of this was seen
during the financial crisis of 2008/09, whereby many financial institutions overleveraged themselves with debt, and as assets fell in value, the ratio of debt within the organizations became too high to be sustainable.
Now, it didn't help that I was seeking credit
during the financial crisis of 2008, when every institution was tightening its lending policies, but I couldn't even get a Target store credit card (I had to settle for their debit card) and had to submit extra «identifying documents» to create a PayPal account.
During the financial crisis year of 2008, for instance, stocks lost 37 % of their value while bonds gained about 5 %.
Bank of America got hit hard
during the financial crisis and their stock definitely represented this.
Heck, even from 2008 to 2009,
during the financial crisis for heaven's sake, the company managed to grow profits per share from $ 2.25 to $ 2.92.
Eliminating costly contracts that may be difficult to maintain
during a financial crisis — only commit to services / features that you really can't do without
Also
during the financial crisis, my ratio went from 80x to 40x in a year.
The company's sales fell by just 4 % and earnings actually grew
during the financial crisis, highlighting the non-discretionary nature of whiskey (consumers have a craving for whiskey whether times are good or bad).
In a back - test of a simplified version of the strategy, the market - timing component did not add much to the strategy's performance while it worsened the drawdown
during the financial crisis.
The fact that Midcap Growth suffered a 56 % drawdown
during the financial crisis and is routinely a third more volatile than its peers fits with that impression.
And they never got cheap enough
during the financial crisis to become a value investment, which isn't surprising considering that their oligopoly status has been recognized for decades.
During the financial crisis of 2007, the credit bubble burst, causing lending to come to a near halt.
In fact, a backward look of the current group reveals similar over-performance
during the financial crisis when compared to those funds with the highest BMDEV.
And, not surprisingly, this tendency was more pronounced
during the financial crisis.
For example, several big banks (the Too Big to Fail ones that received bailouts) cut their dividends
during the financial crisis.
And as a practical matter, it also excludes most financials, at least at the moment, because most banks were forced to slash their dividends
during the financial crisis.
Levi King, CEO and co-founder of Nav, saw the credit limit on one of his credit cards implode
during the financial crisis.
The mortgage program features a strong educational component and careful underwriting that helps maintain low delinquency and foreclosure rates, even
during the financial crisis.
While they may no longer be plummeting as they were
during the financial crisis, growth rates now stand at below one percent.
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During the financial crisis, the Fed lowered short - term rates to zero.
I went to school
during the financial crisis when we bailed the banks out but screwed students and homeowners.
I got a bit spooked
during the financial crisis and didn't want to have all my eggs in one basket.
One can not reliably or affordably increase or replace hedges that are rolling off
during a financial crisis.
During the financial crisis a few years back, the S&P 500 had lost over 50 % of its value when it reached its low point.
If they rise too much, or if bankers get too scared, the financial system will seize like it did
during the financial crisis.
Indeed, the company's profit barely budged downward
during the financial crisis and ensuing Great Recession, which is something one can not say for many of Omnicom's own clients.
Then GE had to cut its dividend
during the financial crisis.
During the financial crisis, CMP's sales fell by 18 % in fiscal year 2009, driven completely by fertilizer sales, which fell by 44 % after nearly doubling in 2008.
The company held their dividend static for eight quarters
during the financial crisis, but every year's dividend was higher than the last.
Pfizer and General Electric, for instance, both carried top - notch credit ratings when they cut their payouts
during the financial crisis.
Consumer confidence has greatly improved since the dark days
during the financial crisis in 2008.
The group also broadly avoided dividend cuts
during the financial crisis due to regular demand for their everyday consumable products like tissues, toothpaste, and laundry detergent.
He attributes the collective hesitation to younger investors having witnessed parents and grandparents struggling
during the financial crisis.
And like home prices in Atlanta
during the financial crisis, prices of EM equities have plunged as credit conditions have tightened.
Ultrashort - term bond funds, meanwhile, lost 9 % of their value
during the financial crisis, while bank loan funds fell by more than 30 %.
This is where many buyers were trapped
during the financial crisis — they wanted to refinance but couldn't afford to, or the value of their home dropped significantly and they suddenly had less than the 20 % equity needed to refinance.
To keep performance high, credit - focused managers are moving back into some of the risky assets that got tarnished
during the financial crisis like collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs, securities cobbled together from pools of corporate loans.
At American Title Loans we are here to help
you during a financial crisis.
One major exception to the general rule that mortgage bonds represent a safe investment occurred
during the financial crisis of the late 2000s.
Being a current PhD student in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and a Finance MBA - grad, whose research interests are in financial and economic anthropology and the dynamics of how people conflict and behave
during a financial crisis, I boldly unravel my seven predictions for the near future for the «business» of education and the student loan industry when the student loan bubble starts to slowly deflate, after July 2012:
During the financial crisis of 2008 — 09, many companies had a rough time and did not raise their dividends.
They were relatively plentiful in the early part of the century, after the Internet bubble burst, and they were very abundant
during the financial crisis of 2008 - 2009.
When interest rates fell
during the financial crisis, the price of bonds that were issued before then climbed.