But for me, I've given myself a much
higher hurdle rate, 25 % (see my blog What's wrong with my Portfolio).
Not exact matches
The impact of a stronger dollar is likely to remain a
hurdle for earnings, but U.S. equities are also contending with
high relative valuations and a likely increase in interest
rates by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in the second half of this year.
The sale of nearly $ 2 million in corporate stock by
high - level Equifax executives shortly after the company learned of a major data breach has sparked public outrage that could turn into another
hurdle for the credit
rating agency.
County Executive Molinaro said, «Over the past four years, we've worked together to move Dutchess County forward, overcoming serious fiscal
hurdles to cement our financial standing, which has resulted in the second -
highest bond
rating of any county in New York.
In his article on the
high - school graduation
rate («Tassels on the Cheap,» Feature, Fall 2002), Duncan Chaplin implies that the General Educational Development (GED) tests represent a lower academic
hurdle than graduating from
high school.
The graduation
rate is included in calculations by the federal government to determine if a
high school, district or the state clears the performance
hurdle set under the No Child Left Behind law, the sweeping education reform that imposes increasingly severe penalties for coming up short.
In a world of 0 % short term interest
rates that is indeed a
high hurdle.
Second, a
high natural
rate of interest implies a large required
rate of return and a more stringent
hurdle for potential investments to surmount.
But a
high AIR has a drawback: For your income to grow, the investments you select within the variable annuity need to generate annual returns that outpace this
hurdle rate.
The
higher those costs, the harder it will be for your investments to earn decent performance and thereby outpace the
hurdle rate of return.
PEG ratios work for core and growth investors, but the PEG ratio
hurdles needed for investment are lower than most investors think, so long as the expected
rate of return (discount
rate) is
high.
Not very much even though one would think that the Canadian T - bill
rate isn't all that
high a
hurdle to clear.
Just input a
High - water Mark (how much the account has to grow before performance fees start to apply), then a
Hurdle Rate (how much as a percent the amount above the
High - water Mark has to be before performance fees apply), and then the amount of performance fees.
You could argue that a
hurdle higher that the cash
rate would be better for unit holders, and you would be right.
AAII Stock Ideas The Muhlenkamp Stock Screen:
High ROEs at a Reasonable Price Muhlenkamp uses a bottom - up approach to selecting stocks, but adjusts his benchmarks based upon the broad economic environment, using prevailing inflation and interest
rates to help establish his investment
hurdles.
Partially inflating to do it, and borrowing to make interest payments would face a similar
hurdle, because the borrowing would likely be at
higher rates due to inflation.
The
higher bonus - category earnings
rates and lower new cardholder bonus
hurdle may make the card a better fit for some.
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He knew, as we all do now, that there are serious technical
hurdles to overcome to deliver a best - of - both - worlds VR experience that marries the freedom of mobile with the
high frame
rates and graphics quality usually reserved for computers.
With lower cash flow, you have a
higher hurdle to achieve a good
rate of return on your investment.
Those points, lawyer fees, and interest
rates are a
high hurdle.
Yun said that overly strict lending standards are holding back more robust sales: 2010 - vintage mortgage originations have a lower serious delinquency
rate than in 2002, when serious delinquencies were barely above 1 percent, and 2011 is shaping up to be another stellar year in delinquency
rates, but lenders are still requiring extraordinarily
high credit scores and putting up other
hurdles to obtaining financing.