These contracts might guarantee your principal plus an interest earning (in the case of a fixed annuity) or they may offer you the potential for
higher investment earnings through mutual fund investments.
The cowards wanted to hand over an economic benefit without raising taxes, because the rise in pension benefits does not have any immediate cash outlay if one can bend the will of the actuary to assume that there will be even
higher investment earnings in the future to make up the additional benefits.
Not exact matches
«The best predictor of future returns is whether you buy at low or
high prices relative to
earnings,» says Chris Brightman, chief
investment officer of Research Affiliates, a firm that oversees strategies for $ 161 billion in mutual funds and ETFs.
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.
«Fundamentals are still positive, there is strong economic growth and strong
earnings growth - those will help stocks move
higher over time,» said Kate Warne,
investment strategist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.
But if it's going to translate into a lifetime of
higher earnings, then the
investment can absolutely be worth it.
The
investment bank's revenues jumped over 16 percent from a year ago, and
earnings were far
higher than analysts» estimates.
Obviously, shareholders in a company with a low return on equity would be better off liquidating the company or paying 90 % of
earnings out in dividends since investors may be able to earn a
higher return from another
investment.
All of the Bellwether strategies are guided by our
Investment Committee which seeks to invest in
high quality, compelling companies that have strong balance sheets with proven sustainable
earnings and dividend growth.
A
high FCF yield often represents a good
investment opportunity, because investors would be paying a reasonable price for healthy cash
earnings.
Turning to
investment metrics, multiples at a recent 24x trailing bottom line price to
earnings ratio, may be too
high at first glance, according to Seeking Alpha, but huge presence in the payments market deserves such a premium.
Since the tax benefit of a Roth IRA is that you aren't taxed on your
earnings, it's in your best interest to invest in longer - term,
higher return
investments to maximize the benefits.
Stocks are being retired by corporate raiders in exchange for
high - interest («junk») bonds, and by corporations using their
earnings to buy their own stocks rather than to make new direct
investments.
It is wishful thinking to imagine that the most extreme economic, debt and
investment bubble in history was corrected by a mild economic downturn, a market decline that leaves stocks at 21 times peak
earnings (
higher than at the 1929 and 1987 peaks), and just a few large - scale defaults from a corporate debt position which continues to claim a record share of operating
earnings to finance.
You'd think that corporate debt would grow in proportion to total sales, as this additional debt is used to fund
investments in productive activities that create more sales and contribute to the economy, and that
higher sales, and presumably
higher earnings would create a proportionate increase in the value of the company, and thus in its stock price, and that they all go up together, not in lockstep but over time more or less at the same rate.
Halverson's comments «sounded a warning signal that crushed all hopes of first - quarter
earnings season being the impetus that would finally drive the market
higher,» said Lindsey Bell, an
investment strategist at CFRA.
On the upside, some of the exporters that are experiencing
higher margins on their U.S. - dollar - denominated sales reported that they plan to use the additional
earnings to increase their
investment.
Also, always ask yourself: is this stock making a 52 - week
high because of company
earnings or because it was featured in a three popular
investment blogs?
Our
investment thesis highlighted: 1) a negative divergence between revenues and economic
earnings; 2) the use of misleading non-GAAP metrics; 3) low NOPAT margins relative to competitors; and 4) unrealistically
high expectations baked into the stock price.
These «New Economy» beliefs led to excessive risk - taking in business and
investments as Dot - com companies went public (such as the infamous Pets.com and Webvan) even though they had negative
earnings or astronomically
high business valuations.
The company's
investments during this extended downturn have set the company up for an enormous amount of
earnings power in an industry with extremely
high barriers to entry.
Ford said last week it expected
higher investments, as well as other spending, to weigh on 2017
earnings.
Corporate
earnings are used for stock buybacks and
higher dividend payouts, not for new tangible
investment.
So - called 529 college - savings plans — those state - sponsored accounts for college savers in which
earnings are tax - free as long as they are used to pay for qualified
higher - education expenses — typically let account holders select once a year from a number of
investment options.
Developed - market
earnings are expected to grow faster than those in the U.S., and their stock valuations aren't as
high, making them attractive
investments in our view.
The
earnings report made no mention of Apple — or smartphones, for that matter — but it did emphasize the
high rate of growth in electric vehicle
investment, which is expected to greatly benefit cobalt demand.
It is in the interest of the IRS, however, for these licensing fees to be
high as this would give the U.S. Treasury a chunk of Coca - Cola's profits even as it uses foreign
earnings to make other foreign
investments.
By purchasing these companies after a price decline, we find we are able to control risk in the portfolio as these
investments often have less downside while offering a decent potential return.The U.S. Equity Fund seeks to invest in companies with a lower Price to Book Ratio, lower Price to
Earnings Ratio and
higher Dividend Yield than the S&P 500 index.
Had the money been appropriately expensed in that way, retained
earnings would have been lower, and the calculated return on the genuine new
investments that the
earnings were deployed into would have been
higher.
After giving the company credit for the expected ramp - up in production from large current
investments, the company is trading at less than 9 times
earnings — too low considering that approximately a quarter of those
earnings come from the very
high - return trading segment and the rest come from long - lived and well - run mining assets.
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Third, even if graduate degrees remain a good
investment on average, black students clearly face substantially greater financial risk in pursuing them given their
higher levels of borrowing and lower average
earnings.
Proponents for public
investment in early childhood education have relied on the work of Nobel Laureate James Heckman, whose studies have shown the positive results of early childhood
investments, based on
higher earnings, less crime, and lower unemployment among adults who had been enrolled in
high - quality preschool programs as children.
Bartik shows that
investment in
high - quality early childhood education has several long - term benefits, including
higher adult
earnings for program participants.
High - quality preschool provides benefits to society of $ 8.60 for every $ 1 spent, according to the White House Council of Economic Advisors December 2014 report, The Economics of Early Childhood
Investments, about half of which comes from increased
earnings for children when they grow up.
Below, we translate the measured impacts of the Chicago CPC program into estimates of how public
investment in a universal,
high - quality, prekindergarten program would affect future government finances, the economy,
earnings, and crime and health, using the attenuations described above for children from middle - and upper - income families, and for children who in its absence would have attended some other preschool.
Preschool and other early childhood interventions have
high benefit - cost ratios; for example,
high quality preschool has a ratio of increased future
earnings to cost of 5.3, that is increased future
earnings whose value is $ 5.30 for each dollar of
investment.
Investment team will typically sell a stock when: (1)
Earnings outlook deteriorates (2) Valuation is too high or expands (3) Significant negative earnings surprise occurs (4) Stock quantitative score degrades (5) Other more attractive opportunities exist (6) Market capitalization grows beyo
Earnings outlook deteriorates (2) Valuation is too
high or expands (3) Significant negative
earnings surprise occurs (4) Stock quantitative score degrades (5) Other more attractive opportunities exist (6) Market capitalization grows beyo
earnings surprise occurs (4) Stock quantitative score degrades (5) Other more attractive opportunities exist (6) Market capitalization grows beyond range
Earnings yields are
higher than bond yields, particularly among many
investment grade companies, fostering buybacks and occasional LBOs.
So the lesson here is that the
higher your bracket (which is directly related to your annual
earnings), the more diligent you should be in including tax - efficient investing strategies into your
investment plan.
A company with
higher ROA is better for
investment as it means that the company's management is efficient in using its assets to generate
earnings.
The pricing of stocks is not arbitrary — a
high price must be justified by
high earnings relative to where an
investment grade bonds yield.
But to answer your question — very generally speaking — my ideal
investment is a great operating business that produces consistent free cash flow and
high returns on capital that for some reason trades at 10x
earnings or so.
One way to answer that question is to see how long that $ 41,918, plus future
investment earnings on it, would last if you withdrew just enough each year so that the withdrawal plus your lower Social Security payment would match the
higher full - age benefit.
To illustrate, a fantastic company with a
high probability of massively compounding its
earnings over the next decade may be a phenomenal value
investment at 40x
earnings (eg.
Mebane Faber, chief
investment officer at Cambria Investment Management in El Segundo, Calif., with $ 400 million in assets, says that the cyclically adjusted price / earnings ratio is higher in the U.S. than in 52 of 54 foreign stoc
investment officer at Cambria
Investment Management in El Segundo, Calif., with $ 400 million in assets, says that the cyclically adjusted price / earnings ratio is higher in the U.S. than in 52 of 54 foreign stoc
Investment Management in El Segundo, Calif., with $ 400 million in assets, says that the cyclically adjusted price /
earnings ratio is
higher in the U.S. than in 52 of 54 foreign stock markets.
As the interest on your debt gets
higher you'll be amazed to find that debt repayment becomes more attractive than the after - tax
earnings of your savings or
investments.
Since the tax benefit of a Roth IRA is that you aren't taxed on your
earnings, it's in your best interest to invest in longer - term,
higher return
investments to maximize the benefits.
Given what his price / peak
earnings tells him about the market's current valuation (stomach - churningly
high) and his perception that several of the supporting
investment elements that have so far made valuations irrelevant are starting to break down, what's he doing with the portfolios in his care?
quality is deduced based on these indicators — profitability, profit growth, low risk in terms of return - based measures and stability of
earnings, and
high payout and / or conservative
investment policy, and therefore can be measured and analyzed.