After all, why should businessmen invest in hiring more labor to work in factories, when they can make
higher rates of return by financial maneuvering and currency speculation?
«The majority of venture capital (VC) comes from professionally - managed public or private firms who seek
a high rate of return by (typically) investing in promising startup or young businesses that have a high potential for growth but are also high risk.»
As opposed to a fixed annuity that offers a guaranteed interest rate and a minimum payment at annuitization, variable annuities offer investors the opportunity to generate
higher rates of returns by investing in equity and bond subaccounts.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases in the build
rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build
rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange
rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment
by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders
by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16)
returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount
rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit
ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending
by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to
higher interest payments should interest
rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest
rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange
rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
By giving your money more time to compound and keeping your
rate of return as
high as possible, you greatly increase your chances
of reaching a seven - figure net worth,» writes Brian Feroldi on The Motley Fool.
A low multiple means that investors aren't expecting their gains to flow from rapidly rising profits, driven
by reinvesting earnings at
high rates of return — Warren Buffett's ideal.
These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs
by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors who are the most plausible sources
of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the
highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary
return for investors; and (iv)
by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 percent
rate, invite all kinds
of tax shelter abuse.
These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs
by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors that are the most plausible sources
of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the
highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary
return for investors; and (iv)
by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 per cent
rate, invite all kinds
of tax - shelter abuse.
So investors might have believed that the extraordinarily depressed market valuations
of 1974 and 1982 were «justified»
by recession and
high interest
rates, but that did nothing to prevent the S&P 500 from enjoying remarkably
high returns in subsequent years.
By taking this diversified and balanced approach, investors in the Growth Account have achieved an average
return of 8.5 % before tax —
higher than the target
rate of 6 % — as shown in the chart below.
These days, such activity has been discouraged
by card issuers, given the
higher fees applied to balance transfers (typically 4 %
of the transfer amount) and the low
rates of return of alternative investments and savings accounts.
«Primarily because
of grand corruption under successive governments since the
return of democracy in 1999, millions
of Nigerians continue to live in extreme poverty, a condition manifested
by the lack
of clean water, malnutrition,
high rates of child mortality and morbidity, low life expectancy, illiteracy, perception
of hopelessness and social exclusion.»
According to documents filed
by federal prosecutors in the Southern District
of New York, Silver used his relationship with JoRon Management, a Buffalo - area company run
by Jordan Levy, to invest his money in Counsel Financial, which prosecutors call a «private investment vehicle that promised a
high annual
rate of return with little risk.»
Forensic hospitals, on the other hand, which hold and treat offenders found not guilty
by reason
of insanity, have a very
high success
rate in preventing disordered individuals from
returning to crime.
Starting things off, there's an audio commentary from director Mark Hartley, joined
by «Ozploitation Auteurs» Brian Trenchard - Smith, Antony I. Ginnane, John D. Lamond, David Hannay, Richard Brennan, Alan Finney, Vincent Monton, Grant Page, and Roger Ward; a set
of 26 deleted and extended scenes, now with optional audio commentary from Hartley and editors Sara Edwards and Jamie Blanks; The Lost NQH Interview: Chris Lofven, the director
of the film Oz; A Word with Bob Ellis (which was formerly an Easter Egg on DVD); a Quentin Tarantino and Brian Trenchard - Smith interview outtake; a Melbourne International Film Festival Ozploitation Panel discussion; Melbourne International Film Festival Red Carpet footage; 34 minutes
of low tech behind the scenes moments which were shot mostly
by Hartley; a UK interview with Hartley; The Bazura Project interview with Hartley; The Monthly Conversation interview with Hartley; The Business audio interview with Hartley; an extended Ozploitation trailer reel (3 hours worth), with an opening title card telling us that Brian Trenchard - Smith cut together most
of the trailers (Outback, Walkabout, The Naked Bunyip, Stork, The Adventures
of Barry McKenzie, three for Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Libido, Alvin Purple, Alvin Rides Again, Petersen, The Box, The True Story
of Eskimo Nell, Plugg, The Love Epidemic, The Great MacArthy, Don's Party, Oz, Eliza Fraser, Fantasm, Fantasm Comes Again, The FJ Holden,
High Rolling, The ABC
of Love and Sex: Australia Style, Felicity, Dimboola, The Last
of the Knucklemen, Pacific Banana, Centrespread, Breakfast in Paris, Melvin, Son
of Alvin, Night
of Fear, The Cars That Ate Paris, Inn
of the Damned, End Play, The Last Wave, Summerfield, Long Weekend, Patrick, The Night, The Prowler, Snapshot, Thirst, Harlequin, Nightmares (aka Stage Fright), The Survivor, Road Games, Dead Kids (aka Strange Behavior), Strange Behavior, A Dangerous Summer, Next
of Kin, Heatwave, Razorback, Frog Dreaming, Dark Age, Howling III: The Marsupials, Bloodmoon, Stone, The Man from Hong Kong, Mad Dog Morgan, Raw Deal, Journey Among Women, Money Movers, Stunt Rock, Mad Max, The Chain Reaction, Race for the Yankee Zephyr, Attack Force Z, Freedom, Turkey Shoot, Midnite Spares, The
Return of Captain Invincible, Fair Game, Sky Pirates, Dead End Drive - In, The Time Guardian, Danger Freaks); Confession
of an R -
Rated Movie Maker, an interview with director John D. Lamond; an interview with director Richard Franklin on the set
of Patrick; Terry Bourke's Noon Sunday Reel; the Barry McKenzie: Ogre or Ocker vintage documentary; the Inside Alvin Purple vintage documentary; the To Shoot a Mad Dog vintage documentary; an Ozploitation stills and poster gallery; a production gallery; funding pitches; and the documentary's original theatrical trailer.
My Bloody Valentine 3 - D (R for profanity, gruesome violence, grisly images, explicit sexuality and graphic nudity)
High attrition -
rate slasher flick about a coal miner (Jensen Ackles) who
returns to his hometown
of Harmony exactly 10 years after the slaughter
of 22 locals
by a deranged murderer on Valentine's Day only to discover another madman embarking on a similar killing spree.
This
return is achieved through
higher rates of employment and earnings and
by reducing
rates of school truancy, exclusion, smoking, depression and crime.
Compliance
by students will be weak so incentives should be considered for the teacher or staff member who
returns the
highest number
of Pledges (
Rate of return is not expected to exceed 10 %)
The Community Guidebook is part
of the Grad Nation campaign, a large and growing movement
of dedicated individuals, organizations, and communities working together to raise the national
high school graduation
rate to 90 percent
by 2020 and
return the U.S. to first in the world in college completion.
Returning charter school Campus Administrators who have operated charters that have all been
rated «Acceptable» or
higher for at least 2
of the last 3 most recent
ratings may choose any 5 hours
of training that is documented
by an registered provider in fulfillment
of its academic mission, responsibilities, and accountabilities under the law.
If you cast your mind back there was the troubled tale
of the Toshiba Folio with its non-Flash, non-Android market and
high return rate troubles, followed
by the the Regza / Thrive / AT100 device that, although offered a number
of connectivity options, failed to live up to the company's expectations and also baffled us name-wise.
Such statements reflect the current views
of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome
of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping
rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects
of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels
of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction
of the device business, including possible reduction in sales
of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that
returns from consumers or channels
of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the
rate of investment spend,
higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs,
higher interest
rates, the performance
of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success
of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews
of strategic alternatives and the potential separation
of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess
of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution
of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated
by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing
of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits
of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside
of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
Dividend FIREman is primarily looking for diversification and a
higher long - term
rate of return by using residential real estate as a passive income vehicle.
If the interest
rates on your other debt - car or student loan or mortgage - is
higher than what you could earn
by saving or investing (consider that the average annual inflation - adjusted historical
return of the U.S. stock market is just over 6 %), you'd be wise to pay that down first too.
This fund is most appropriate for investors who are looking for exposure to U.S. TIPS but also do not mind having inflation - linked bonds issued
by emerging market countries, which offer
higher rates of return when compared to ETFs investing only in U.S. TIPS.
The biggest disadvantage is, in
return for taking on what is perceived to be a greater risk
by ignoring credit histories, lenders will charge a
higher rate of interest.
By sticking to companies that have the means to pay
high dividend yields, you not only get the added bonus
of a regular paycheque from your portfolio (now electronically deposited in your investing account), but studies show that you'll likely enjoy a
higher rate of return over the long run than the market typically provides.
These days, such activity has been discouraged
by card issuers, given the
higher fees applied to balance transfers (typically 4 %
of the transfer amount) and the low
rates of return of alternative investments and savings accounts.
And while some readers may argue that my tactical downshift from 65 % -70 % widely diversified stock to 50 %
high quality stock came early (12/18/2014), I still adhere to a quote
by Graham's most famous student (Warren Buffett): «The price you pay determines your
rate of return.»
The
rates of returns by 24 Options is one
of the
highest amongst the various brokers, with a maximum possible payout
of 88 % for their «in the money trades».
Along the same lines I'm always surprised
by the number
of people who pooh - pooh the notion
of delaying Social Security for a
higher benefit because they're convinced they can come out ahead
by taking their benefits as soon as possible and investing them at a 6 % to 8 % annual
return (although why anyone should feel confident about earning such gains consistently given today's low
rates and forecasts for low
returns is puzzling).
You can't force the financial markets to deliver a
higher rate of return, but you can keep more
of whatever
return the market delivers
by sticking to low - cost investing options like broad - based index funds and ETFs.
By offering a more focused and narrowed pool
of rewards, the Aviator Silver card is able to give users a
higher rate of returns (up to 5.1 % when used maximally).
«on page 144, O'Shaughnessy prints tables showing the Compound Annual
Rates of Return by Decade for the strategies
of High & Low Price to Earnings,
High & Low Price to Book,
High & Low Price to Cash Flow,
High & Low Price to Sales, and
High Yield.
The entire group
of investors will earn the market
rate of return, and the average will be negatively offset
by active management fees that are
higher than index fund fees.
Besides the country -
by - country regression analysis, a pooled panel regression
of the 22 countries shows a significant positive impact on future stock and bond market
returns following a
high unemployment
rate.
High - yield bonds are represented
by the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate
High Yield Index, which is an unmanaged, broad - based market - value - weighted index that tracks the total
return performance
of non-investment grade, fixed -
rate, publicly placed, dollar - denominated and nonconvertible debt registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
With laddering your CDs, you have a strategy that can potentially have you earning
higher returns, providing you with liquidity
by having a portion
of your portfolio come available every year and lower the overall risk
of your portfolio
by smoothing out some
of the ups and downs in interest
rates.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate
High Yield Bond Index (Representing U.S.
High Yield) is a total
return performance benchmark for fixed income securities having a maximum quality
rating of Ba1 (as determined
by Moody's Investors Service).
Seeking opportunities through mortgage - backed securitiesBroad securitized opportunities: The fund invests in mortgage sectors, including agency MBS and CMOs, and non-agency RMBS and CMBS, and ABS.
Higher potential
returns:
By investing in mortgage - backed bonds, the fund can offer the potential for
higher returns than an investment strategy focused only on agency MBS.Leading research: The fund's portfolio managers use proprietary models to assist in the evaluation
of mortgage - backed bonds and to manage the fund's interest -
rate risk.
One mistake was that,
by focusing on cigar butts selling for low single - digit multiple
of earnings or a low price in relation to liquidation value, I missed out buying into
higher - quality businesses like Asian Paints and Pidilite, which compounded capital at
high rates of return for a long time.
Essentially,
by lowering
rates, central banks encourage investors to get out
of fixed income and buy stocks, which will earn them a
higher return.
Starting on December 31, 1954 (we need five years
of data to compute the compound five - year earnings growth
rate), $ 10,000 invested in the 50 stocks from the All Stocks universe with the
highest five - year compound earnings - per - share growth
rates grew to $ 1,287,685
by the end
of 2003, a compound
return of 10.42 percent (Table 12 - 1).
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate
High Yield Bond Index is a total
return performance benchmark for fixed income securities having a maximum quality
rating of Ba1 (as determined
by Moody's Investors Service).
For example, if at the same time you're ramping up your savings
rate you're able to reduce your annual investment costs from 1 %
of assets a year to 0.5 %, the combination
of more savings, lower investing fees and
higher return could boost the eventual value
of your nest egg at retirement to roughly $ 1.35 million and your annual retirement income to $ 54,000, almost 13 % more than the what you would have
by increasing your savings
rate alone.
They are: (1) a market factor, as measured
by the excess
return of a broad equity market portfolio relative to a risk - free
rate; (2) a size factor, as measured
by the difference between the
returns of a portfolio
of small stocks and the
returns of a portfolio
of large stocks; and (3) a value factor, as measured
by the difference between the
returns of a portfolio
of high book - to - market (or value) stocks and the
returns of a portfolio
of low book - to - market (or growth) stocks.
By solving each
of them using the «Effect» function, it becomes very clear which
rates are
higher than others in terms
of annual, real
returns.
Because IULs may offer a
higher potential upside
rate of return, they do not offer the same kinds
of guarantees concerning ongoing cash accumulation (supplemented
by a strong history
of dividends) as that offered
by traditional whole life insurance.
By deferring your deduction one year at a
higher marginal tax
rate, you end up with an extra $ 345 for the same $ 2,500 RRSP contribution — this is essentially a guaranteed 13.8 %
rate of return.
Post-tax
returns of the S&P 500 may be lower than pre-tax
returns by a smaller percentage when compared to post-tax to pre-tax
returns of the Powerfunds Portfolios, since our
returns have been achieved with bonds, which have been taxed at
higher rates, as well as stocks and required realizing capital gains along the way as the portfolios changed.