Sentences with phrase «higher risk assets drove»

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These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Now, with the magic of QE2, the Fed wants to drive long - term rates down to unseen levels and push all Treasury investors (short or long) towards higher - risk assets — junk bonds, real estate, stocks, and commodities.

Secondly, lower real returns in Treasuries drives investors into risk assets in search of a higher return.

Valuations also show the risk of owning bonds (and bond proxies) could rise further, as market uncertainty and easy monetary policy potentially drive valuations of interest - rate sensitive assets higher.

Anyway, much of my event - driven exposure was ultimately re-invested in Alternative Asset Opportunities (TLI: LN)-- so I simply exchanged a low return / relatively uncorrelated risk for a cheap / high return / totally uncorrelated risk!

Renewed Demand for Risky Assets Pumps Up U.S. Equities Renewed demand for higher risk assets helped to drive the March E-mini S&P 500 through the December high at 1126.50 to 11Assets Pumps Up U.S. Equities Renewed demand for higher risk assets helped to drive the March E-mini S&P 500 through the December high at 1126.50 to 11assets helped to drive the March E-mini S&P 500 through the December high at 1126.50 to 1129.75.

Equity Futures Surge as Appetite for Risk Returns Renewed interest in higher risk assets is helping to drive up stocks and commodities while pressuring the U.S. Dollar and interest rate futuRisk Returns Renewed interest in higher risk assets is helping to drive up stocks and commodities while pressuring the U.S. Dollar and interest rate futurisk assets is helping to drive up stocks and commodities while pressuring the U.S. Dollar and interest rate futures.

Renewed Demand for Higher Risk Assets Fuels Surge in Commodities A renewed surge in demand for yielding assets is helping to drive crude oil and gold prices overAssets Fuels Surge in Commodities A renewed surge in demand for yielding assets is helping to drive crude oil and gold prices overassets is helping to drive crude oil and gold prices overnight.

Financial Advisor / Consultant • Identified and developed leads of prospective clients of financial planning and investment services, focusing on generating sales to potential and existing clients as well as maintaining high - quality customer service, growing client base organically • Developed investment policy statements and strategy guidelines for individuals and corporations, utilizing portfolio theory and asset allocation techniques to manage risk and drive efficient return • Performed needs - based assessments to derive appropriate solutions for individual and corporate clients, generating genuine rapport and establishing productive relationships with clients, colleagues, and staff • Promote high - quality client service with extensive research and the quality presentation and communication of complicated market - and investment - related data • Utilized tools in estate planning, tax planning, investments, retirement, and asset protection to create financial plans and develop investment allocation strategies for high net worth clients

Professional Experience Waddell & Reed (Naperville, IL) 2009 — Present Financial Advisor • Identify and develop leads of prospective clients of financial planning and investment services, focusing on generating sales to potential and existing clients and maintaining high - quality customer service • Establish investment policy statements for individuals utilizing portfolio theory and asset allocation techniques to manage risk and drive efficient return • Employ tools in tax planning, investments, retirement strategies, education savings, asset protection, and heath care needs to address client concerns • Provide comprehensive estate planning services, including the drafting of wills and other legal documents

Driven by Wall Street's demand for subprime loans to securitize and sell to investors, lenders sold high - risk products such as exploding adjustable - rate mortgages — loans with interest rates that could triple after two years — and liar loans, also known as stated income loans, which required little or no documentation about income, assets, or credit history.