Sentences with phrase «hedge my bets so»

Yep... AND he was worried that «this Mormon kid's looking better in the polls... better hedge my bets so * I * still get my annual invite to the White House»!

Also, this is likely my subconcsious hedging its bets so that if Boyhood or Birdman locks up the top slots, I'm in on at least one of the parties.

But there are number of ways you can hedge your bets so that you effectively increase the amount of income you get from those sources and even increase the number you can draw on.

«You have an entire cadre of English majors in the U.S. who both love writing and want to see if they can make it as a writer — but want to hedge their bets so they have an employable skill at the same time.»

Taking out a life insurance or burial insurance policy is a good way to hedge your bets so that your loved ones aren't left in the lurch.

Not exact matches

Nearly four - and - a-half years after Bill Ackman bet $ 1 billion that Herbalife stock would fall — a losing bet so far for the hedge fund manager — the nutrition products company is approaching what many investors see as a watershed moment, the final test that will determine which side was right.

However, they hedge their bets ever so slightly, whether that means cultivating their networks and looking for additional opportunities, even when things seem to be going great — or even launching a full - blown side business or second (or third) source of income.

If you're a fan of a team with a fringe chance of making the playoffs, consider the prudent thought of placing an emotional hedge bet, so that if your postseason hopes crash and burn on Sunday you'll at least make a profit off of your misery.

Hedge fund manager William Ackman, who called Herbalife a pyramid scheme, placed a $ 1 billion short bet but so far has suffered some losses as the stock climbed.

No one can predict how tax rates will change in the future so putting aside some money in each form of an IRA and a 401 (k) may help you hedge your bets.

That makes it a seemingly small adversary, given the battle Herbalife is waging against hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who has gone so far as to say that Herbalife is a «criminal organization» in his $ 1 billion short bet against it.

His conviction in index funds for the general investor is so strong that he made a bet with several hedge fund managers in 2008 that 5 funds of their choosing would underperform the overall market over 10 years.

Sources close to the firm say that Elevation has several deals in public and private companies that haven't been announced that hedge it's not - so - hot Forbes and Palm bets.

First: Elevation has hedged its risky strategy of putting so much money behind a few bets by concocting a complex system of puts and convertible issues that limit the downside of its worse deals.

So I'm going to hedge my bets until the 7 headed, 10 horned, bear pawed, amphibious Beast is spotted.

If these alternatives seem too stark, one can hedge one's bets: gain what reward this life has to offer, but do so by gesturing toward the next.

You may want to consider studying the world's other relighions, so that you can «hedge your bets» with regards to the afterlife.

fred The Bible said that at a time when the world's human population was only in the millions, and disease generally prevented about 30 % of all children from reaching adulthood, so having large families was a way of hedging your bet.

So I guess I better quit hedging my bets.

ahhh, so you are hedging your bets... obviously the childhood indoctrination (or brainwashing to be more accurate) worked a treat

While I hedge my bets and remain agnostic, rather than athiest, the fact that others are so intolerant of your view is sad and pathetic.

Second, and more crucially, that secular objection (as in the hippie saying I heard so often in my youth: «Don't lay your value trips on me, man») rests on the assumption that someone can authentically sexually donate himself to another without making a definitive commitment to the other person; that is, he can «hedge his bets,» so speak, without paying the consequences ¯ a foolish assumption given the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, the divorce rates, the numbers of children born out of wedlock, and so forth.

Problem with that theory is that IF god exists, then he knows what's in your heart and your mind; so if you don't truly believe don't you think going through the motions just for the sake of society and to hedge your bet, isn't any more right than admiting that you are an atheist?

So I hedged my bets by using half Scharffen Berger Sweetened Cocoa Powder (an accidental purchase truthfully as it contains only cocoa and sugar, and I would just as soon buy unsweetened and sweeten it to taste) and half GODIVA Chocolatier Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa, which had been a gift, and while it is intended to be mixed with milk, I thought the extra creaminess and, well, milkiness from the milk chocolate might counterbalance the bare bones sweetened cocoa.

So what, still hedge your bets while playing it safe with the league?

Mertesacker, much to many's disappointment I'm sure, is pretty bullet proof injury wise so I expect Wenger to hedge his bets and go more for a Kos type stand - in, if indeed he goes for any one at all.

There is no real answer to the question you have posed because this club has once again hedged their bets on doing the bare minimum then hoping for the best... if they were serious about changing the stagnant culture that has permeated the club since our move from the Highbury, we would have immediately released and / or moved several players in the early days of the window... this would have demonstrated to the fans that they were serious about addressing our obvious inadequacies... likewise this would have forced them to bring in replacements because they couldn't have used the lame excuse Wenger is presently spewing about having too many players... we functionally have the same amount of players as we did when the window first opened but he didn't say jack about it then... he simply waited until the inevitable happened then pulled out his excuse Rolodex, closed his eyes and randomly drew the «too many players» card... the more he opens his mouth, the more I understand his «god» complex when it relates to all things Arsenal... what other manager could continually do the same dumb shit, not address obvious concerns for years, speak to the fans in such a condescending manner, face enormous criticism from many of his former star players and be the architect of so many failed player signings yet be one of the highest paid managers with the longest tenure in Europe... maybe Kroenke is colourblind and instead of seeing all the red flags he can only see the GREEN ones ($ $ $)

Wenger is hedging his bets with comments like that so he doesn't have to say anything specific about Alexis's contract situation and potential quality for the team this year if he does stay.

Our advice: Let the Patriots bet ride, they'll be favored in every game, so if you feel like hedging later there will be opportunities.

We also like to know if you plan on hedging your futures bets so feel free to leave your thoughts and comments below.

The beauty about betting futures is the hedging opportunities so despite not winning a major, Stenson has provided backers with chances to hedge on another player to win.

Like so many interests, the union is hedging its bets somewhat when it comes to the fight for control of the state Senate, however, providing assistance through its locals to two GOP candidates — Assemblyman Greg Ball (40th SD) and incumbent Sen. Frank Padavan (11th SD).

Of course, formal policy proposals and campaign platforms are still far in the future, so most big donors are hedging their bets — contributing to multiple candidates or hanging back entirely.

So the project is also hedging its bets by considering alternative sites.

So far NASA is hedging its bets, spreading out money to a variety of companies, each of which is creating a different kind of vehicle or program.

This is not a stockmarket, so try to avoid the tendency of hedging your bets by running with multiple dates at once.

A true intelligence officer would never speak so decisively; they prefer to hedge their bets, as Carrie explains to President - elect Elizabeth Keane (Elizabeth Marvel).

Our Take: It's a great cast, but it's also a Brett Ratner film, so we're hedging our bets.

I've little sense that the effort's champions are trying to hedge their bets in case there's a new administration in 2013 or GOP leaders turn out to have qualms about certain administration actions (such as its curious decision to casually hand $ 31.6 million in extra stimulus funds — RTT money, to be precise — to the two consortia for curricular design, and to do so without a bidding process).

Launching the new W213 - generation E-class with a four - cylinder E300 as the only non-AMG model was a risky move on Mercedes - Benz's part, so Mercedes is hedging its bets for the the E's second model year by adding a six - cylinder E400 to the sedan lineup.

The company's touch - y interfaces have been receiving some complaints recently, so to hedge their bets, Ford has stuck some old - fashioned knobs and buttons on there, too, for redundancy.

«What really triggered the trend [of manufacturers hedging their bets with Android devices by also developing Windows devices] isn't so much customer satisfaction issues as much as that $ 1 billion judgment against Samsung,» Enderle says, pointing to the sudden ramp - up of Windows Phone development by HTC and Samsung as examples.

People like choice and the convenience of their Smartphones and they really don't want to carry another device around so Amazon is basically hedging their bets with this acquisition.

The stock market collapse will be caused by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve's continuous printing of new money — the bailout and money printing since the 2008 Wall Street Crash did not create any long - lasting wealth or create healthy growth, so investors must hedge longer - term bets.

But I am a big believer in hedging your financial bets so that you can still succeed even if the future doesn't unfold exactly as you expect.

This arcane - sounding market is no small potatoes; it actually comprises several billions of dollars» worth of bets by aggressive hedge funds — the same type of big bettors who blew up so memorably earlier this year, Amaranth and Motherrock.

In fact, Buffett is so confident in the S&P 500 index that he bet $ 1,000,000 against the founders of Protege Partners that the S&P 500 will outperform a fund of hedge funds picked by Protege.

So while Wells uses currency - hedged ETFs, she hedges her bets on her hedges.

don't misunderstand, i got burned in 2007 on a couple stocks, but could have held, and still had some cash, and also had to many eggs in the basket, so i've been forced to find a way to hedge my bets, but i refuse to give up «dreaming» of high % returns in stocks and options, so maybe eventually i'd look at the etf world, but currently that is not what i have to do.

After all, the value of a mile almost always goes down over time due to airline devaluations, so why not hedge your bets and use your miles as quickly as you earn them?