Sentences with phrase «favors stocks»

Such an approach, without closer stock - by - stock analysis, could lead to a «value trap» — a strategy that erroneously favors stocks with low multiples, but which continue to underperform nonetheless, often because earnings fall short of expectations.

If you've read articles on this website before, you know that a mindful investing approach heavily favors stocks because of their clear superior historical performance, even after considering the risks involved.

If I maintain this level of monthly contribution, which I think I will unless somethings extraordinary happens, and my goal is to have, for example, half a million dollars in this portfolio by the time I retire, can I reach my goal if I keep the allocation intact, which overwhelmingly favors stocks over bonds (43 % in foreign stock, 42 % in domestic stock, 9 % in cash and 6 % in bond)?

Equity gains will likely moderate from 2017, but we continue to favor stocks over bonds.

Looking to the next 12 months, investors should favor stocks that are levered to the economy or economically sensitive, Chisholm says.

We favor stocks overall, but advocate strategic allocations to government bonds including TIPS for diversification purposes — even in the case where bonds underperform cash.

We are no longer leaving a portion of our stock holdings unhedged, but we always build our positions with the expectation that our favored stocks will outperform the indices that we use to hedge.

We remain fully invested in favored stocks, but those positions remain fully hedged.

We continue to carry a fully invested position in favored stocks, however, and are finding a sufficient number of good values in the broad market.

What we are left with is the pure differential between how our favored stocks perform and how the market performs.

If our favored stocks outperform the indices, either by rising more or by falling less, we enjoy positive returns regardless of the direction of the market.

When we are fully hedged, as we are at present (and provided that our long - put / short - call option combinations have identical strike - prices and expirations), the source of our returns is the performance of our favored stocks relative to the indices which we use to hedge.

This is particularly true if you have been maintaining a watch list of favored stocks, commodities, or ETFs that you want to get exposure to.

They did so for the same reason they favored stocks with a healthy dividend: Both income and growth were scarce commodities for much of the past eight years.

The bottom line: In today's economic environment, I would still favor stocks over other assets, but I would focus on pockets of value within the stock market, including Asian equities and large, integrated oil companies.

As for conditions today, they favor stocks.

2014 would favor stock selection strategies, it was said, because intra-market correlation was falling as macro-economic risks receded.

B) Positive surprises result in major appreciation for out - of - favor stocks, while having minimal impact on favorites.

Take advantage of the high rate of analyst forecast error by simply investing in out - of - favor stocks.

It's simply a great illustration of what you can achieve by following an evidence based strategy, like the one we use here at The Acquirer's Multiple, that requires you to pick ugly and out - of - favor stocks that no - one else wants.

This is exactly the type of ugly and out - of - favor stock that value investors love.

The investment world has been bullish, favoring stocks and commodities, and not bonds.

That is why I favor stock certificates, because it is a great way to build some friction and resistance between yourself and the stock you are trying to sell, as well as make it easier upon yourself to remember that you are a long - term owner of your stock.

I have read that you favor stocks with low P / E and high growth prospects.

We were buying those stocks 10 or 11 months ago because they were the most out - of - favor stocks, but now are the most in - favor stocks.

If you are looking for contrarian or out - of - favor stocks, screening for low price - earnings, price - to - book or price - to - cash - flow ratios will, for the most part, list the same type of stocks.

A high dividend yield signals out - of - favor stocks, but many such stocks are out - of - favor for good reason — they are financially troubled.

Looking ahead, it is still unclear what long - term impact the bill will have, but with the corporate tax cuts included, the bill could favor stock markets.

In the simplest interpretation, value strategies favor the stocks of companies with high accounting fundamentals - to - price ratios (value stocks) relative to those with low fundamentals - to - price ratios (growth stocks).

As a value investor, I understand that purchasing out - of - favor stocks can often lead to disappointing short - term performance.

On the other hand, as a value investor I also understand that purchasing out - of - favor stocks can lead to enhanced long - term total returns at reduced levels of risk.

Value — the value in owning out - of - favor stocks that have attractive valuations.

The Great Depression favored stocks while the 1960s favored TIPS.

In your taxable account, you might favor stock funds that pursue a buy - and - hold strategy, such as index mutual funds, exchange - traded index funds and tax - managed funds.

That means favoring stocks over bonds and buying a home rather than renting.

But relative risk premiums still favor stocks over bonds.

Just look at the most favored stocks on the US equity exchanges, the FANG stocks.

Because he made every mistake possible in an era that favored stock investment, and managed to lose a nice - sized lump sum that could have been a real support to his family.

Typically, Baupost focuses on out - of - favor stocks and bonds.

High valuations reflect in - favor stocks, that is, those seen having strong growth prospects, and thus appeal to growth investors.

Meanwhile, in your taxable account, you might favor stock investments that will be taxed at the preferential long - term capital gains rate, including any qualified dividends you receive.

Even though the odds favor stock trading, forex trading has several advantages to offer a particular type of investor.

And all of these target date fund families agree on one particular concept: There is a progression among the target date funds that goes from an asset mix that favors stock and is more volatile (for the farthest target dates) to an asset mix that is less volatile and stresses more fixed - income investments (for the more current target dates and the income funds).

Back in the 1980s, a regional brokerage firm issued an annual list of favored stocks.

The Schloss screen is designed to pick out - of - favor stocks.

So the asset mix will favor stocks.

««Safe», fixed income investments [bonds] appear overvalued... favor stocks and hard assets, instead.»

In a harder - edged attack, cash flows into index funds have been blamed for pushing the prices of a few favored stocks up to astronomical levels, distorting markets and making indefensible capital allocation decisions.

These results might be surprising to some investors that tend to favor stocks with lower debt to equity ratios.

Not exact matches

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