As a form of risk control, the portfolio construction process is designed to penalize
high volatility in stocks and avoid excessive concentration in single sectors of the market.
«Protracted low interest rates and
high volatility in the stock market have made it far more expensive for annuity companies to support their products.»
In addition, it is possible that some investors will find our common stock less attractive as a result of these elections, which may result in a less active trading market for our common stock and
higher volatility in our stock price.
Not exact matches
CNBC's Kayla Tausche speaks to Stuart Bernstein of Goldman Sachs, about venture capital trends
in tech and sentiment
in Silicon Valley with recent
volatility in high growth
stocks.
Shares of Spotify Technology SA are set to begin trading on the New York
Stock Exchange on April 3
in an unusual direct listing that gives insiders the option to sell instantly and does without the support of traditional underwriters - a recipe for potentially
high volatility in early trading.
In recent years they have added international equities and small - cap
stocks — asset classes that come with
higher volatility than sturdier blue chips, but also offer the promise of
higher returns.
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition
in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result
in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations
in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result
in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations
in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs
in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those
in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting
in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting
in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty
in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant
stock price
volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed
in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
Although value
stocks typically hold up better
in times of
volatility, this bull market has been exceptionally smooth — up until the last year, that is — and favored
high - growth momentum
stocks, which tend to have more expensive valuations.
I see no reason to own bonds during this historic, endless creep
higher in stocks with low
volatility; 2.8 percent is my medium - to long - term objective.
The most recent such crisis, and the continued
volatility of the markets, means
stock in the views of NYU professor Nouriel (Dr. Doom) Roubini has never been
higher.
The market
volatility index, otherwise known as the VIX and even better known as the fear gauge — a measure of the expected
volatility of U.S.
stocks — has surged to the
highest level
in more than two years.
The determination of Albertsons» majority owner, private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP, to carry out the IPO despite
volatility in the
stock markets underscores its confidence that it can fetch a
high valuation for Albertsons.
And for taxable accounts with balances over $ 500,000, the robo - advisor offers «advanced indexing,» where it weights the
stocks in a portfolio based on various factors, including low
volatility and
high dividend yield, to further power potential returns, all for the same advisory fee that applies to all accounts.
The
stock market opened way down, continuing last Friday's selloff, though it has climbed back since the open — implying the return of
volatility — as skittish investors continue to fear the sequence I describe
in this AM's WaPo: tight labor market, wage pressures,
higher interest rates, inflation, lower profit margins.
By identifying low - risk entry points
in leading individual
stocks, we are able to use
high volatility to our advantage because we look for
stocks engaged
in a
volatility contraction, which are due for an inevitable range expansion within a few days.
Having a
higher weighting
in bonds and a lower weighting
in stocks has,
in the past, lowered the
volatility in your portfolio while also providing some downside protection against large losses.
They also developed new rules, known as circuit breakers, allowing exchanges to halt trading temporarily
in instances of exceptionally large price declines.12 For example, under current rules, the New York
Stock Exchange will temporarily halt trading when the S&P 500 stock index declines 7 percent, 13 percent, and 20 percent in order to provide investors «the ability to make informed choices during periods of high market volatility.&r
Stock Exchange will temporarily halt trading when the S&P 500
stock index declines 7 percent, 13 percent, and 20 percent in order to provide investors «the ability to make informed choices during periods of high market volatility.&r
stock index declines 7 percent, 13 percent, and 20 percent
in order to provide investors «the ability to make informed choices during periods of
high market
volatility.»
The stochastic discount factor is time varying and by just the right amount to explain the variance
in returns (and the
high volatility of the
stock market).
In order to achieve these type of gains, the
stocks we swing trade are typically
high beta, with plenty of
volatility.
With Group of Seven (G7) sovereign bond yields at historically low levels, some income - seeking investors have turned to
higher -
volatility securities like dividend - paying
stocks in an attempt to capture additional income.
Russ discusses an enigma:
Stocks continue to climb
higher and
volatility is at all - time lows while disarray reigns
in Washington.
And I think that given
higher volatility in the markets, going into
higher yielding bonds or
stocks, the risker ones, is unadvisable.
While I believe
stocks will gradually work
higher over the year, I think it will be
in the context of considerably
higher volatility as the external policy environment has grown considerably more problematic.
By putting 20 % each
in the three just mentioned asset classes, then 20 %
in high dividend
stocks and 20 %
in low
volatility stocks, I got to a portfolio with 5.2 % income at 4.8 % vol.
This is lower
volatility than many other
stocks in percentage terms, but because of the
high stock price (absolute, not a reflection of value) the moves are large
in absolute dollar terms.
But this unexpectedly sanguine report was a reminder that the beginning of a Fed tightening cycle could be near, and the subsequent selloff is a clear sign that the U.S. market is vulnerable to
higher volatility in the near term, even though we like the long - term prospects of
stocks.
Decreases
in volatility may cause day traders to gravitate toward different
stocks, or long - term price changes may make the
stock too
high or low to warrant day trading.
This absolutely could go sidewise: Zillow is already being hammered
in the
stock market — investors aren't generally fans of
high - margin companies entering low - margin businesses, with huge amounts of
volatility risk to boot.
...
volatility has finally reached a
high enough level where history shows you can make big money from it... as
volatility settles down, you make REAL MONEY
in stocks.
In some instances, these attributes can also lend themselves to lower
volatility than a basket of
high growth
stocks focused on cash burn and product or services innovation.
The U.S.
stock market is failing to make decisive new all time
highs and
volatility in the markets is massive.
Of course with this ETF, or any other similar investment, we are trading off security provided
in savings accounts with a
higher price
volatility of a
stock market.
As the Fund tracks the US
stock market excluding the S&P 500 Index, which comprise 500 large cap companies, the companies tracked by the Fund would be significantly smaller
in market capitalization, and would tend to be less mature with
higher volatility.
This long - lasting expansion with continued earnings growth can support rising
stock prices over time, even with the possibility of
higher volatility in 2018.
Stocks with a history of consistently growing their dividends have historically tended to perform well and exhibit less
volatility in a rising rate environment, while
high yielding dividends, often considered «bond - like proxies,» have tended to be more vulnerable (due to their
high debt levels) and have historically followed bond performance when rates rise.
Higher interest rates, increased inflation, and stronger market
volatility are some of the reasons that investors should eye the
stock market warily
in 2018.
Dividend
stocks are enticing to investors during periods of
volatility because
in such a market they tend to perform well relative to more growth - oriented or
higher - risk equities.
Also, you can assemble your DGI portfolio to have less
volatility (beta) than the index by a
higher allocation to
stocks in consumer staples and utilities sectors.
New money is being deployed
in the
stock market, with
higher returns (along with
higher volatility) than I am receiving
in LC.
In contrast, larger - capitalization
stocks with substantial tangible assets,
high liquidity and low idiosyncratic
volatility are less susceptible to sentiment - related mispricing.
For the Dow Jones Industrial Average, since 1926, the odds of a 10 % correction happening are 1
in 3 — they are par for the course when it comes to the
stock market's value proposition (which is that the price for
higher returns is
higher volatility).
The Cboe
Volatility Index (VIX) rocketed
higher this year as the U.S.
stock market witnessed its steepest decline
in two years.
A significant body of research confirms the efficacy of investing
in low
volatility stocks over
high volatility stocks.
The idea is that this tendency leads to a preference for lottery - like
stocks with a small chance of a very
high payoff, and this preference,
in turn, drives up the prices of
high volatility stocks disproportionately, suggesting future underperformance.
Cyclical and
high -
volatility stocks such as technology, industrials and materials will benefit most, says Charles Lewis Sizemore, founder of Sizemore Capital
in Dallas.
The Litman Gregory folks started with a common premise: «
In the years ahead, we believe there will be mediocre returns and
higher volatility from
stocks, and low returns from bonds... [we sought] «alternative» strategies that we believe are not highly dependent on tailwinds from
stocks and bonds to generate returns.»
History shows that times of
high market
volatility are good times to be
in growth investments such as dividend - paying
stocks.
Russ discusses an enigma:
Stocks continue to climb
higher and
volatility is at all - time lows while disarray reigns
in Washington.
Keep
in mind this is exactly counter to what one would expect — that
high volatility stocks should have
higher returns.
In the absence of access to leverage, investors may overpay for high volatility stocks in an attempt to increase risk in their portfolios, potentially leading lower volatility stocks to become more attractively valued and outperform in the futur
In the absence of access to leverage, investors may overpay for
high volatility stocks in an attempt to increase risk in their portfolios, potentially leading lower volatility stocks to become more attractively valued and outperform in the futur
in an attempt to increase risk
in their portfolios, potentially leading lower volatility stocks to become more attractively valued and outperform in the futur
in their portfolios, potentially leading lower
volatility stocks to become more attractively valued and outperform
in the futur
in the future.