Sentences with phrase «for uncertain returns»

The alternative likely on the minds of many investors is selling off parts of the business rather than spending millions during uncertain times for uncertain returns.

The price seemed too high for an uncertain return.

Not exact matches

A quiet decision by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP to recently sell three TV stations may foreshadow uncertain returns for some selling TV airwaves and lower wireless demand in the U.S. government's upcoming spectrum auction, industry watchers say.

It doesn't take a neurosurgeon to know that people prefer a sure investment return to an uncertain one — we want to get paid for taking on any extra risk.

I'm actively looking at my debt and determining if it makes more sense to pay down mortgages (locking in a guaranteed ~ 4 % return) or investing in bonds (~ 1 % returns if held to maturity) or stocks (uncertain, but I just wrote an article about the current PE ratio and the inevitable reversion to the mean and I believe we are likely headed for 10 years of low single digit returns).

In an uncertain world, committing long - term capital in exchange for an illiquidity premium and a predictable return that — while not shooting out the lights — should at least be highly respectable, has a lot to be said for it.

Prepping a target for a foreign rival looks generous and the fund's returns are uncertain.

When it comes down to it, in a stock market that is feeling more uncertain and volatile than it has in several years, and when income vehicles are priced at a premium, there's a certain wisdom (or at least well - studied prudence) in considering a slightly lower dividend in exchange for the potential for greater stability and long - term return.

They expressed their distaste for freedom and the uncertain future by a longing to return to Egypt.

For example, investors tend to put their money into predictable but lower return assets like government bonds instead of the potentially higher - return but uncertain stock market.

Radio contact with the probe was lost for a while, however, and it is uncertain whether it will return to Earth.

Being absent from cinema for the past few years, it was uncertain when his return would be, but I think he will have a perfect fit in independent films such as Borg / McEnroe.

When Adam returns home for the festivities, he must confront his unresolved feelings and an uncertain future in hopes of convincing himself and everyone else that he is truly happy for her.

Three and a half years later, the gang returned for Horrible Bosses 2, a sequel opening on one of the most competitive weeks of the year to uncertain demand.

For those of harsher reality, a return brings it's own consequences, a reckoning of lingering past, anxious present, and uncertain future.

For many authors, this may not be feasible due to a combination of high financial costs and an uncertain return on investment.

Their returns, according to proponents of the efficient - market hypothesis, have to do with investors rationally requiring extra compensation for investing in value firms, which tend to be procyclical, have high leverage and have uncertain cash flows.

Maybe it's a desire to trust fellow humankind over an automated investment index, or maybe it's just greed that motivates — I've always found it interesting that many are willing to invest in actively managed funs and pay a guaranteed cost for an uncertain «promised» boost in return.

When it comes down to it, in a stock market that is feeling more uncertain and volatile than it has in several years, and when income vehicles are priced at a premium, there's a certain wisdom (or at least well - studied prudence) in considering a slightly lower dividend in exchange for the potential for greater stability and long - term return.

Considering the «combined expectations for low asset returns and the unavoidable reality of downside risk in a highly uncertain global political and economic climate,» investors of all types are looking for new ways to diversify their portfolios, according to a new analysis from Willis Towers Watson, «Breaking the Style Box.»

Just like with predicting future returns, predicting future risks for any given period is a highly uncertain exercise, and these future risk estimates are just central tendencies.

Though I agree that it is not easy to benchmark an individual stock against anything, but over the long term any riskier or uncertain investment or portfolio of riskier or uncertain investment should deliver real returns for the investor in order to compensate for the risk taken.

In two weeks, the second «next - generation» console is almost certain to be revealed, with another likely to follow in the months after, and many are hoping that it can usher in a return to form for an uncertain industry.

Painted on return to his hometown Los Angeles after a 20 - year interval, works such as Sanctuary, Truck Stop Blues and Night Moves (all 2016) road - trip through the mythic and geographically sprawling metropolis with an eye for man's uncertain relationship with his environment.

With mortgage rates yet to rise, it is reasonable to assume that when they do, there will be a second wave of claims, and who is to say that that won't include present - day transactions, given the occasional return of high loan to value loans and an uncertain outlook for property prices?

For some financial advisers, expert witness work creates a substantial secondary income - especially in uncertain economic times, when people anxious to recoup losses may return litigation.

Given that the market scenario is usually uncertain and volatile, customers opt for products which have guaranteed returns,» said Mr. Munish Sharda, Managing Director and CEO, Future Generali Life Insurance.