Sentences with phrase «for taking risks on»

Teens are known for taking risks on the road.

Meanwhile, Memphis Depay comes and goes in and out of the first team selections without being given the time or opportunity to build up a rhythm, and seemingly penalised for taking risks on the pitch in a position that often demands it.

Admiration and respect go out for allowing much of the film to be bi-lingual (yes, with subtitles), and for taking a risk on the crossover appeal of Mr. Derbez as a leading man.

They don't feel bad at all for taking a risk on you to make them profit.

Not exact matches

«The greatest risk is not on the battlefield but in standing up for what's right,» McRaven told the cadets, adding, «The truly great officers know that real victory is achieved when men and women of character take professional risks and challenge the weak - kneed, the faint of heart, the indecisive, or the bullies.»

Richard Branson is an iconic entrepreneurial figure, a high school drop - out whose knack for seizing opportunities, taking risks, spotting opportunities, and betting on himself and the people around him to build businesses in a variety of industries.

Those federal rules, which double down on restrictions adopted in 2014 and stern warnings to lenders issued by OSFI earlier this summer, require banks to qualify borrowers at higher interest rates, impose additional limits on mortgages for buyers with small down payments, and compel financial institutions to share the risk by taking out insurance policies on low - ratio mortgages.

She has learned what it takes to turn a hunch into a massive business: a clear vision, yes, and the conviction to see it through, of course, but also an appetite for risk, a willingness to make changes on the go and nerves of highly tempered steel.

«Color's $ 99 BRCA Test, the most affordable genetic test for BRCA1 and BRCA2 ever on the market, is now available to any woman who wants to take the first step toward learning her risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer,» said the company in a blog post.

For one, investors are going to have to get comfortable taking on more risk in their equity portfolios by buying stocks at higher valuations.

And that will require investors to adjust their strategy and their expectations henceforward — by paying more for equities, taking on more risk with fixed income and socking away more than they used to.

While investors will have to find stocks with higher yields, pay more for them and take on more risk in bonds, the biggest change in a permanently low - rate world is that people will need to set aside more of every paycheque if they want to keep the same goal for retirement income.

Comments: «In 2013, it will likely be the change in valuation that drives most of the performance of stocks, and the sentiment shift and willingness to take on risk reflected in that movement will be meaningful for bonds as well.

One of the tools we use in trading is the «risk - reward ratio» — basically, how much risk you're willing to take on for how much potential reward.

The NTSB and the FAA must get to the bottom of what happened on the Southwest plane and take steps to ensure it won't happen again, which has been a key part of the formula for reducing risks in recent decades, said Matthews and Wallace.

«On the other hand, I wouldn't mind offering equity as a reward for taking risk out of the business by bringing in three or four more customers and diversifying the customer base.

«As hackers devise more advanced and less recognizable threats, organizations that continue to settle for cybersecurity strategies that rely on a «feeling» of security are taking even greater risks in the coming year.»

As the traders battle for the best portfolio of the year, FMHR trader Jim Lebenthal takes risk off the table, and Stephanie Link, TIAA Global Asset Management, is focusing on quality.

For long - term goals that are 10, 20 or 30 years out, you do want to take on more risk.

In a separate hearing on ICOs in Congress last week, Mike Lempres, chief legal and risk officer for cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, said the company does not trade ICO tokens because it «can not take the risk of inadvertently trading an asset that is later found to be a security.»

Both Ruiz and Cortazzo say they are using variable annuities sparingly with clients at this point, but for investors who are uncomfortable taking on a lot of market risk, annuities can be a solution.

Argued another: «Public - sector plans should be converted to defined - contribution plans to relieve those of us on our own private - sector defined - contributions plans from the burden of taking the investment risk for the public sector.»

The company is selling a thing (the kit) by saying it can provide «health reports on 254 diseases and conditions,» including categories such as «carrier status,» «health risks,» and «drug response,» and specifically as a «first step in prevention» that enables users to «take steps toward mitigating serious diseases» such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and breast cancer...» Most of the uses «listed on your website, a list that has grown over time,» the FDA writes, «are medical device uses [for the] Personal Genome Service.»

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The company must have long - term potential; it needs some sort of sustainable competitive advantage that will keep it in business for years to come; he wants double - digit returns — «Why bother buying a business if you're not getting at least that for taking on the risk of owning a company?»

«We look for a lot of experience and for people willing to take on a lot of risk,» Gibbon said.

Banks should adopt compensation plans that discourage excessive risk - taking and place greater onus on senior managers for wrongdoing, the outgoing head of the New York Federal Reserve said.

The session centered on the disproportionate toll that Alzheimer's takes on women and the promise of data analytics to expose the risk factors for the disease.

Here are a few suggestions for how to grow without taking on added risks.

Someone invests his savings in her business, takes on appropriate risk based on her business plan, manages a business prudently and ethically, pays her employees well and then is told at the end that she doesn't actually own anything for her trouble?

Clearly, the plan is that you'll take on the risk in exchange for a potential greater payout down the road, but if you're not comfortable stepping away from your cushy job and salary, entrepreneurship is most definitely not for you.

The biggest risk for most business owners is that they'll be so busy running their companies they'll take their eye off the road — and end up in a head - on financial collision before they ever knew what hit them.

Prime Minister Harper and the Conservatives will hopefully take these risks into account when they shortly announce their stance on the takeover bids submitted by Petronas and CNOOC, for Progress Energy Resources and Nexen, respectively..

«These are people taking great risks, that are doing the seeming impossible, who are unwilling to take no for an answer, who are betting on their teams to make something special,» he said.

Big companies tend not to take risks, so there's a big opportunity for entrepreneurs to take them and march on competitors.

This makes it far easier for investors to take risk on unproven ideas and unproven teams.»

After reading and thinking about all of this, I stand by my (relatively) broad definition of an entrepreneur — namely, that anyone who takes on the risk of working for him or herself is (at least one type of) an entrepreneur.

Possible reasons for the increased lending activity include lower levels of regulation at smaller banks than at their larger counterparts, recent movement of lending staffers from large banks to small banks and an increased willingness of smaller banks to take on credit and interest risk, the report says.

«With the US labor market recovery gaining momentum, the hope for stronger global growth in 2014 is motivating investors to take on risk,» said Kathy Lien, managing director of FX Strategy at BK Asset Management.

«If you are just buying income and not paying attention to the valuations, you are probably taking on more risk than you bargained for,» says Brad Kinkelaar, head of the dividend team at Pimco.

«For example, a bond fund may borrow and take on leverage in order to show a higher return but has significantly higher risk than a retiree may want in an income portfolio.»

What does it take for a Sand Hill Road legendary venture capital firm such as Andreessen Horowitz to take a pricey risk on your business?

Investors rightfully demand a greater return for taking on the risk of owning stocks.

The lender is taking on less risk, so they will usually grant a higher credit maximum at a lower rate for secured lines.

For example, the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, the possibility that Kraft shareholders may not approve the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Kraft's common stock, and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Kraft and Heinz to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the combined company may be unable to achieve cost - cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies, and other factors.

In the short term, for given risk - adjusted profitability targets, this implies that dealers will be less willing to take on large positions and the associated inventory risks.

On the other hand, if you're saving for retirement that won't come for 20 or more years, you can take on more risk because you have plenty of time to rebound after a bad yeaOn the other hand, if you're saving for retirement that won't come for 20 or more years, you can take on more risk because you have plenty of time to rebound after a bad yeaon more risk because you have plenty of time to rebound after a bad year.

«For many people, the only way to keep assets growing enough to not only beat inflation but hopefully grow in real terms is to take on some equity risk.»

Based on this comprehensive review, we concluded that our compensation program does not encourage excessive risk taking for the following reasons:

According to Swanson's study on the effectiveness of risk - based gun removal laws in Connecticut, for every 10 to 20 risk warrant actions taken, with an average of seven firearms being removed in each act, one life is saved through averted suicide.