Not exact matches
The past decade has been a
relatively good time for companies to
hold debt as
funding costs were low and bond investors were willing to snap up virtually any new offering.
Its
relatively high global position reflects the special place the Australian dollar
holds in portfolios of international
funds managers because of its relation to commodity prices, offering a degree of diversification from other currencies.
As usual, we need not make specific interest rate forecasts - the fact that prevailing valuations and market action are unfavorable is sufficient to
hold the Strategic Total Return
Fund to a
relatively muted duration of about 2 years, largely in Treasury inflation - protected securities.
Patient
funds are those which trade
relatively infrequently, i.e.,
funds with long
holding durations or low portfolio turnover.»
Overall, the Strategic Total Return
Fund remains positioned primarily to benefit from downward pressure on real interest rates and the U.S. dollar, but our overall exposure to risk is
relatively conservative in all of the asset classes we
hold - TIPS, precious metals, utilities, U.S. agency notes, and foreign government securities.
In bonds, the Market Climate was characterized by
relatively neutral valuations and unfavorable market action,
holding the Strategic Total Return
Fund to a
relatively limited duration of about 2.5 years.
The fact that the bank itself is both
holding the collateral and issuing the loan makes for
relatively rapid disbursement of the
funds you're borrowing.
While the
relatively strong performance of our stock selection approach has been an important factor in the
Fund's returns since inception, even a single
holding in a portfolio of over 200 can exert an effect on a day - to - day basis.
Our investment advice: When it comes to choosing between stock or bonds and you're reluctant to
hold a 100 % - stocks portfolio — and many people are — then one alternative to consider is to keep a portion of your investment
funds in
relatively short - term fixed - return investments, with maturity dates of a few months to no more than two to three years in the future.
The
fund is characterized by a
relatively low volatility of returns and
held up well in the last major market downturn in 2008.
Because they tend to have stable share prices and a
relatively low rate of return, money market
funds are often used for the cash portion of a portfolio or for
holding money you'll need soon.
Here again, management expenses are
relatively low and so is portfolio turnover, given the
fund's average
holding period of individual securities is more than three years.
By maintaining Creation Unit sizes that are
relatively small (i.e., in a range of 5,000 to 50,000 shares), NextShares
funds enable market makers to limit their exposure to overnight inventory risk in
fund shares
held.
Smaller - cap U.S. stocks and value - oriented
funds held up
relatively well last month and most remain highly ranked.
Because ETFs usually aim to track an index, their
holdings change
relatively little over time — without the «style drift» that may surprise mutual
fund investors.
The
holdings of emerging market bond
funds typically range from
relatively low risk BB + bonds (one notch lower than investment grade) to high - risk C issues.
Martha Keeley, 57, says she's angry about how much she paid in fees for years because of a
relatively expensive
fund that she
held in a retirement account.
For investors who need stable income and want to
hold bonds, these two bond
funds offer
relatively low fees and high - quality
holdings.
Mutual
funds provide investors with a way to acquire diversified investment
holdings and professional management with a
relatively small investment.
But don't expect it to bowl you over, and I for one will be
holding out for a DLC stuffed GOTY edition before I relinquish
funds for it due to its
relatively short campaign.
Many real estate executives contend that this is particularly true for value - add deals or closed - end
funds with
relatively short
holding periods and defined exit parameters.