Some of the important factors include: technology has significantly improved, utilities are becoming more familiar with integrating wind energy, key federal tax incentives have been renewed and utilities are beginning to
hedge against risks associated with fossil fuels.
Not exact matches
Last week, Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater
Associates, the largest
hedge fund in the world, said it was time for investors to put between 5 and 10 percent of their portfolio in gold as a precaution
against global and domestic geopolitical
risks.
The purpose of currency swaps is to
hedge against risk exposure
associated with exchange rate fluctuations, ensure receipt of foreign monies, and to achieve better lending rates.
iShares offers an ETF that tracks the S&P 500 Euro
Hedged Index and uses a over-the-counter currency swap contract called a month forward FX contract to
hedge against the
associated currency
risk.
Also, with different debts maturing at different times, you can
hedge against some of the
risks associated with interest rates.
The OCM Gold Fund is designed for investors desiring diversification of their investment portfolio with a gold related asset to
hedge against currency devaluation or inflation and are willing to accept the
risk and volatility
associated with investments in gold and gold mining shares.
While this coverage is typically
associated with advisors such as accountants and consulting firms, many different types of small businesses carry this coverage to
hedge against the
risk of a law suit.