FOMC members are concerned that inflation will show up only with a lag, though, and I see policymakers most likely will continue with moderate rate increases as
a hedge against future inflation.
They help control energy costs, protect and enhance brand reputation, demonstrate prudent management to investors and lenders, attract and satisfy tenants and employees, and
hedge against future regulation.»
I've thought about proactively purchasing a spare Touchpad battery as
a hedge against a future need.
For example, earlier this month Bittrex added a second stablecoin in the form Trueusd, in a move seen as
a hedge against future Tether regulation.
For anyone to make a sensible and logical choice, they need to take into consideration all pertinent variables and decide how much they're willing to
hedge against future claims.
With tax rates constantly changing, life insurance can also function as
a hedge against future tax rate hikes.
Whether they are seen as
a hedge against future energy costs; an investment in a new energy paradigm which Apple may become a major player in; or simply a powerful symbol of corporate responsibility which serves to build brand loyalty and win favorable press coverage, Apple's sustainability commitments can not be compared in an apples - to - apples (sorry!)
There is also specific investor interest in long - dated assets that match liabilities for pension funds and insurance companies, and
hedge against future inflation risk.
«Accordingly, as we concluded in D.P.U. 10 - 54, at 229 - 230, the Cape Wind facility will produce far greater benefits in terms of its: (1) contribution to narrowing the projected gap between supply and demand of renewable resources; (2) contribution to compliance with GWSA emission reductions requirements; (3) contribution to fuel diversity; (4) price suppression effects; (5) ability to act as
a hedge against future fuel price increases and volatility; (6) contribution to system reliability; and (7) ability to moderate system peak load.
Investing in alternative fuels is not only good for the environment, it's a smart move for our company as biofuels have the potential to
hedge against future oil price volatility and carbon regulations.
These cost savings also can
hedge against future electricity price increases, which are poised to become a real problem.
Coal is around $.11, though utilities in California are resisting new coal contracts, especially PG&E, as
a hedge against future carbon charges.
Transferable points can be a better
hedge against future devaluations for future international travel, since these points can be transferred to several different frequent flyer and hotel loyalty programs.
Having a meaningful percentage of your companies» earnings come from outside the U.S. is a way to
hedge against future devaluation of the dollar.
Usually there's space between when you've hit your company's match and when you've maxed out, so for people that can't max out both it can be a good opportunity to
hedge against future tax uncertainty by having a portion of your retirement savings already have taxes paid.
I agree with everything you said, but I think a lot of people look at the ROTH tax free growth as
a hedge against future tax increases.
Even John Bogle, founder of Vanguard, who has been a staunch advocate of US - only investing for decades, now concedes that a 20 % allocation to international stocks may be prudent to
hedge against future underperformance of the US stock market.
One of the main benefits of 529 prepaid tuition plans is that they allow you to
hedge against future tuition increases.
Some people choose leasing to
hedge against future range loss and technology improvements.
Exxon Mobil also has adopted a proxy price for carbon, in some cases as high as $ 80 per ton of CO2, to
hedge against future government regulation of carbon and help guide company decisionmaking around infrastructure investments and other capital spending.
If you have variable interest rates on your private student loans, you may consider refinancing and opting for fixed interest rates to
hedge against future increases.
Other similar things might be investing in supermarkets and «consumer staples» (because if your weekly shopping basket inflates, their shares and divis probably will too) or investing in healthcare as
a hedge against future healthcare costs inflating or investing in utilities as a hedge against utilities bills rising (I've yet to buy any but I quite like the idea of owning enough ~ 7 % yielding Centrica for the divis to cover the gas and electricity bills) or investing in travel and tourism companies as a hedge against holiday costs inflating.
Futures have been around for centuries and offer a way to
hedge against future downturns in the market while leveraging your capital today for larger returns than you'd be able to receive otherwise.
Acquiring the right to sell to those markets is a sensible strategy that
hedges against future global digital sales while delivering real if small sales now.
c) home owner will maintain themselves, which consists of annual wash to get any dust / droppings off d) doesn't require a discount rate because homeowners generally don't think about «payback» periods for renovations, new kitchens / bathrooms, holidays, new TVs, etc. and in this case they are
hedging against future electricity prices by locking in their prices for 20 - 30 years.
Not exact matches
A combination of Tesla and SolarCity will create a tightly integrated solar and battery combination that will provide grid - independent, renewable backup power today, and a
hedge for customers
against future changes to net metering.
And now that our careers are going, we're looking at maxing out two traditional 401Ks and two Roth IRAs this year, and we see the Roth IRA portion as a small
hedge against rising
future tax rates (or what I think is a bit more likely to happen — tax brackets that don't keep pace with inflation, so keep sucking in more and more people to higher brackets).
The
futures markets are expected to draw more institutional investors into the Bitcoin space because it lets them
hedge their exposures to protect themselves
against Bitcoin's wild price swings.
The Times» foray into meal delivery is another example of how the publisher is looking for new ways to make money from its content, brand and journalists to
hedge against the uncertain
future of newspapers.
Futures were originally created to help farmers
hedge against changes in the prices of their crops between when they were planted and sold.
So, in order to
hedge against that risk, a supplier of oil may wish to gain some insulation from the price swings inherent to oil and sell a
futures contract.
Swiss bank Vontobel said it will start trading Switzerland's first two mini
futures to short bitcoin on Friday, giving investors a tool to bet
against the value of the volatile cryptocurrency or to
hedge bitcoin positions.
Portfolio insurance is a
hedging strategy that uses stock index
futures to cushion equity portfolios
against broad stock market declines.
Firstly, lower real rates could imply higher inflationary expectations in the
future therefore gold is bought as a
hedge against this possible inflation.
In this way, VIX
futures and options can provide ways to
hedge against the market.
Other strategies gaining traction include volatility
hedging (e.g.,
hedging the S&P 500 with VIX
futures), and
hedging equities
against gold
futures.
Friday saw heavy selling, as well as an increased use of
futures and options as
hedges against the market — actions which placed a tremendous amount of pressure on stocks.
Futures are regularly used to
hedge against risk for a specific period of time and can be traded with leverage.
Bitcoin provides an excellent opportunity to
hedge against further inflation of the Bolivar, as well as invest in the
future.
In other words, if bitcoin has a
future, it probably lies in giving gold a run for its money as a
hedge against the fiat money.
Mr Holmes à Court said the industry had a bright
future and that his stake in Wellard acted as a
hedge against any drop in cattle prices.
He said a mansion tax for those living in houses worth over # 2 million, moves
against tax avoidance including closing
hedge fund tax loopholes and a raid on tobacco companies» profits would help pay to relieve NHS workers of the «huge
future pressures» they face.
And while the Ministry of Defence must
hedge against the different kinds of
future unknowable wars that Britain will have to fight, there is no government department which deals quite as much in the imponderable questions of the
future as that of energy.
«Alternative fuels offer the potential, if not to lower the price [of petroleum - derived fuels], at least to provide a
hedge in the
future against their
future growth or, put differently, their volatility,» says technologist Douglas Kirkpatrick, DARPA's program manager for alternative fuels efforts.
A desire to
hedge against possible
future carbon taxes makes it even more attractive.
That is also a preference as a
hedge against potential bad budget years at some
future date: we should be able to afford annual maintenance fees, but if we own rather than rent, we would not lose access to masses of material.»
Providing a way to diversify your trading portfolio and
hedge against risk, bonds allow you to take a position on
future interest rate movements while leveraging the security and stability of government treasuries.
For example, while managed
futures as an asset class have generally underperformed stock and bond markets in their current bull market, if one compares the rolling 12 month returns of various asset classes (bonds,
hedge funds and managed
futures)
against the S&P 500 from 1994 to 2014, managed
futures as an asset class rose when the S&P 500 declined.
If you do refinance in the
future, you will be borrowing less, a nice
hedge against higher rates should longer - term rates be higher.
With interest rates at these current low levels, laddering strategies have become popular once again as a way to
hedge your bet
against future interest rate movements.