In addition, withdrawals from some policies may be subject to surrender charges and could have a permanent
effect on the cash value and the death benefit.
In addition, withdrawals from some policies may be subject to surrender charges and could have a permanent
effect on the cash value and the death benefit.
Not exact matches
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the
effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of
cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the
effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the
effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the
effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative
effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in
effect; (21) risks relating to the
value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, could have a material adverse
effect on Humana's results of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company's medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio
on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the
value of its goodwill; and the company's
cash flows.
Valuation — with regards to valuation of the company at $ 240 per share, this includes
valuing the business at $ 216 per share (at 18x our FY 2016 earnings estimate of $ 12 per share) plus net
cash per share of $ 24 ($ 150 billion of net
cash less the tax
effect on international
cash for repatriation, which we estimate to ultimately be 6 %, and for simplicity purposes, apply to all
cash on balance sheet rather than just the international
cash).
A whole discussion can be had about the
effect of the Bitcoin network and
value on the interest and price of alternative cryptocurrencies, but the point is that for the purpose of privacy it can be relatively easy and cheap to move into Monero and back out in Bitcoin, or at some exchanges, directly into
cash.
Because the Hennessy Cornerstone
Value Fund focuses
on above - average sales and
cash flows, we believe a rising rate environment should not have an adverse
effect on the ability of our holdings» to pay dividends.
I personally prefer using unhedged positions because (a) It is cheaper (b) In the long run, currency
effects will average out (c) The
value of hedging is questionable when a basket of currencies are involved and (d) While currencies
on their own have zero expected return over
cash, adding them to a portfolio reduces volatility and offers diversification benefits.
These bonds are bought by investors
on the open market for less than their face
value, and the company uses the
cash it raises for whatever purpose it wants, before paying off the bondholders at term's end (usually by paying each bond at face
value using money from a new package of bonds, in
effect «rolling over» the debt to the next cycle, similar to you carrying a balance
on your credit card).
A property's
cash flow has a direct
effect on its
value and the ability of its owner to finance the property.
With the No - Lapse feature (or «Secondary Guarantee»), the policy promises to stay in
effect for the guaranteed period (usually the insured's life) if the premium is paid
on time, even if the
cash value has run out.
As long as sufficient premium payments are made
on a timely basis (exactly as illustrated), no unscheduled loans or partial withdrawals are taken, no increase in face amount or changes in death benefit options are made, and policy loan
value does not exceed the policy's
cash surrender
value, the insurance coverage will remain in
effect.
If you die a day, a week, a month or six years after the policy goes into
effect, the benefits /
cash value would be payable as a lump sum to the beneficiary named
on the policy.
Interest incurred
on indebtedness has historically been deductible, (although the deduction of «personal» interest was largely eliminated in 1986), and in the 1950s a type of «leveraged insurance» transaction began being marketed that permitted an insurance owner to in
effect deduct the cost of paying for insurance by (1) paying large premiums to create
cash values, (2) «borrowing» against the
cash value to in
effect strip out the large premiums, and (3) paying deductible «interest» back to the insurer, which was in turn credited to the policy's
cash value as tax - deferred earnings
on the policy that could fund the insurer's legitimate charges against policy
value for cost of insurance, etc..
In these cases, life insurance with a
cash value component can provide the liquidity needed to successfully transition the ownership of the company without a dramatic
effect on its earnings ability and
cash flow.
This could have an
effect on how much of the final expenses can be paid with the death benefit proceeds — so if any
cash is used from the
cash value component, it may be wise to inform the beneficiary of this.
(Your policy may provide for automatic premium loans, which means that if you don't pay your premiums
on time, the insurance company will automatically create a loan against your
cash value to pay the premium and keep your policy in
effect.)
That assessment, though, is built
on the presumption that the forces that push up interest rates have no
effect on the other inputs into
value - the equity risk premium, earnings growth and
cash flows, a dangerous delusion, since these variables are all connected together to a macro economy.