The empirical evidence is powerful and any investor in Canadian equities should consider a dividend strategy for a portion of Canadian
equity investment when trying to build a diversified portfolio.
In a sense, I've been trying to throttle back my income or at least shift the income to the future through
equity investments when my energy and business income fades.
Not exact matches
While the Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board also considers environmental, social and governance factors
when making
investments, much of the CPP's
equity portfolio essentially replicates major stock indexes.
The extent of the contraction is especially apparent
when compared to the United States: a study compiled by Canada's Venture Capital & Private
Equity Association found that from 2003 to 2008, venture capital
investment as a share of GDP dropped 35 % in Canada; meanwhile, south of the border, it increased by 17 %.
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When we collaborate with a company, sometimes it's an
investment and sometimes it's a convertible note that gets turned into
equity at a later round.
«The technology represents a potentially important breakthrough at a time
when leading
investment banks are looking at myriad ways to rebuild their returns on
equity.»
Dividend stocks that yield more
When it comes to
equities, high - paying dividend stocks, especially in the utility and REIT sectors, have been the go - to
investment of late.
The one element binding this diverse group of investors together is that they receive some type of
equity or stock vehicle
when they put money into a growth company; each group then has its own set of goals in regard to how much of an
investment return its members hope to earn on that stock and how quickly they hope to earn it (usually
when they cash out during an initial public offering or in a merger or acquisition deal).
«Now
when I talk to those same investors, they basically say if you outspend cash flow on stupid
investments and destroy capital, I'm not just going to be mad at you, I will punish you and I will destroy your
equity valuation, and I will never ever own your stock again,» he said.
When entrepreneurs consider accepting a debt or
equity investment, they should always consider the alternative and evaluate the pros and cons.
However,
when his legal counsel told him crowdfunding startups based on shares and
equity wasn't allowed under Canada's
investment regulations, he decided to close the project down.
I've sat in numerous fund raising pitches before
when I was in banking and in my personal private
equity investments.
When an investor makes an
equity investment, he or she is issued shares in exchange for capital and becomes a shareholder, or owner, of the company.
When building the BlackRock Managed Index Portfolios, the
investment team moves beyond traditional static asset allocation, incorporating asset allocation of
equities, fixed income and non-traditional exposures.
Equity Income Funds typically distribute most of their income in the form of Qualified Dividends, which for many taxpayers are taxed relatively lightly, allowing most
Equity Income Funds and ETFs to be considered High Tax Efficiency
investments when compared with other
investment options that generate taxable income.
While additional terms are found in a typical preferred
equity financing, the few listed above serve as the primary reasoning behind venture capital investors pursuing a preferred stock structure
when making an
equity investment.
However, some of that potential
equity gain can erode
when your
investment in the eurozone is translated back into the stronger dollar.
However,
when the real estate market declines 15 % / yr, the
equity investments also decline 10 % / yr, and one realizes they are paying (in my case 5 % / yr) for the privilege of losing money while paying for a home eventually sold for 30 % less than one paid, I can feel pretty stupid!
In the short term, market downturns are always a possibility, and
when investors use
equity to play the market, they risk losing out on both the
investment and their homes.
European pensions are more comfortable with debt than
equity when investing in the developing world, the Dutch institution's
investment management chief tells us.
Similarly, preferred
equity offers a fixed rate of return throughout the term of the
investment and may provide for an additional accrued return
when the
investment is paid off and the principal is returned.
Strong markets correspond to time periods of the
equity market
when National Bureau of Economic Research and Fidelity
Investments» Asset Allocation Research Team place a high probability on the economy being in either early or mid-cycle.
* Strategic Advisers, Inc. (SAI), applies tax - sensitive
investment management techniques in the Fidelity ® Tax - Managed U.S.
Equity Index Strategy, including «tax - loss harvesting,» at its discretion, solely with respect to determining
when assets in a client's account should be bought or sold.
Which highlights the attractiveness of «value» as an
investment strategy at a time
when many
equity markets have become, in our view, unsustainably expensive as a result of monetary stimulus and the success — so far — of «Smart Beta» and «growth» strategies.
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When we filed for creditor protection, we announced that in order to proceed with the recapitalization plan, we would require a new Canadian
equity investment of at least $ 65 million,» Canwest spokesman John Douglas said.
''... though the value equation has usually shown
equities to be cheaper than bonds, that result is not inevitable:
When bonds are calculated to be the more attractive
investment, they should be bought.»
When the UK becomes a third country,
investment advisors will need a Mifid passport to deal in the EU, but according to John Young, financial regulation counsel at Ropes & Gray, it is unclear which private
equity firms would require a Mifid II passport.
If you want to ensure you get the big returns from stocks that
investment writers highlight
when urging you to invest in
equities, you need to buy during bear markets to make up for the lousy returns from those years
when you buy at what proves to be the top of a bull market.
Of course there will be times
when equities like an S&P 500 index fund will strongly outperform the 50/50 allocation to the S&P and NEARX combo, but George and Karen's story is one example of how these two
investment strategies have previously performed.
The strategy times the allocation of capital to
equity ETFs or short - duration Treasury securities
when investment opportunities are limited.
Cryptocurrencies are more prone to volatility
when compared to
investments in conventional financial instruments, such as
equities, commodities, forex (foreign exchange) or even real estate.
When you invest with cash flow in mind, your
investment goals generally don't take into account
equity.
Neiman Marcus does not face any significant debt maturities until 2020,
when a term loan of nearly $ 3 billion comes due, giving its private
equity owners Ares Management LP (ARES.N) and Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board (CPPIB) time to try to turn the business around.
We tap the sector expertise of Franklin's
equity and credit analysts
when selecting
investments for the fund, which helps maintain the fund's highly diversified approach.
Advice: Excess returns are used in CAPM
when calculated the cost of
equity or the expected return on an
equity investment.
Keeping a minimum of 3 months of life expenses in a money market account or GIC in the event of an emergency is prudent because if the market goes down right
when you need the money and all of your funds are in risky
equity investments, then you are hooped.
Several factors to consider
when implementing a personalized approach are the overall
equity exposures between the U.S. and foreign markets, hedging and alternative
investments.
And
when you're looking at
equities or bonds, these obviously make up for most people the vast majority of their
investment portfolio or at least the core of the
investment portfolio.
Bootstrapping may also be used at later stages of a company's development to stretch cash
investment and funding to a time
when the business generates sufficient cash flow, or until it can attract additional
equity investment or borrow from a traditional lender.
In cases where the likelihood of an acquisition or Initial Public Offering aren't likely, we will not make
equity investments and will instead explore debt financing as well as quasi-
equity structures like royalty financing, revenue - share agreements, and
when appropriate, factoring.
In a recent speech, Julie M. Riewe, Co-Chief of the AMU, discussed the AMU's collaboration with other SEC divisions; detailed the AMU's 2015 enforcement priorities with respect to registered
investment companies, hedge funds, private
equity funds and separately managed accounts; and discussed the AMU's focus on conflicts — their ubiquity, the difficulty or impossibility of eliminating them, the limited extent to which disclosure can cure conflicts, the salience of conflicts
when an
investment adviser and broker - dealer are affiliated, and related considerations.
Takeaway: recent oil crash creates a long - term income opportunity for brave investors While it can be hard to buy
equities in whatever industry is Wall Street's latest whipping boy, this is precisely the time,
when pessimism and uncertainty are near their peak, that the best long - term
investments are made.
 The Harper government's decision last year to write off every penny of the auto aid and thus build it all into last year's deficit calculation (which I questioned at the time as curious and even misleading) has already been proven wrong. Since the money was already «written off» by Ottawa as a loss (on grounds that they had little confidence it would be repaid — contradicting their own assurances at the same time that it was an «
investment,» not a bail - out), any repayment will come as a gain that can be recorded in the budget on the revenue side. Jim Flaherty has learned from past Finance Ministers (especially Paul Martin) that it's always politically better to make the budget situation look worse than it is (even
when the bottom has fallen out of the balance), thus positioning yourself to triumphantly announce «surprising good news» (due, no doubt, to «careful fiscal management») down the road. The auto package could thus generate as much as $ 10 billion in «surprising good news» for Ottawa in the years to come (depending on the ultimate worth of the public
equity share).
When one thinks about which
investment is likely to achieve Buffett's goal of allowing an investor to consume more in the future, we think
equities remain the easy choice.
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But
when the Global
Investment Committee recently published its strategic seven - year forecasts, it only trimmed annualized U.S.
equity returns modestly — from 5.3 % to 4.9 % — in part because it does not expect a significant contraction to profit margins.
The executive pulled off a memorable coup
when he led private
equity firm Castena's
investment in the Proenza Schouler.
When you think about a smart beta
investment strategy, you probably think about
equities.
In order to ensure that borrowers have sufficient
equity and / or reserves to support both the existing financing and the new mortgage being originated, the following guidelines are required for qualifying borrowers purchasing a new Primary residence
when the current Primary residence is pending sale or they are converting their existing Primary residence to a second home or
investment property.
When however, you borrow against the presently paid - up
equity, your ownership is assured, without increasing your debt and the
investment are at the ready in case you must pay back the loan for some unforseen reason.