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.
While it seems prudent to launch a
business during good economic times, «anytime is a good time to start a business, said Martinez, who offers education and advice to small business owners.
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.
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.
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.
However,
during good economic times, surpluses are seldom allowed to accumulate to reduce the public debt.
By sharing self - serve information and being radically transparent with content that was not typically accessible, the company generated more sales that year than
during good economic times.