Furthermore, I suggest that much of the decline in HCP's share price was as a result of HCP's previous management team and poor decision to invest in
higher risk assets with an overweight exposure in HCR ManorCare.
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.
April 18 - Twenty - First Century Fox Inc, which has agreed to sell most of its
assets to Walt Disney Co, rejected a deal
with another entity that a source identified as Comcast Corp due to
higher regulatory
risks.
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.
«This is a
high -
risk asset class; nobody should invest in this
with money that they can't afford to lose.»
Investors
with taxable account balances of $ 100,000 or more can expect up to 20 % of those balances to be invested in the fund, which offers greater exposure to
asset classes
with higher risk - adjusted returns.
With market volatility hitting multi-decade lows, junk bond yields also at record lows, the median price / revenue ratio of S&P 500 constituents at a record
high well - beyond 2000 levels, and the most strenuously overvalued, overbought, overbullish syndromes we define, I'm increasingly concerned about the potential for an abrupt «air pocket» in the prices of risky
assets that could attend even a modest upward shift in
risk premiums.
Because small businesses are considered
higher risk than their larger cousins, the SBA loan guarantee helps banks offer more flexible loan terms, meaning borrowers can be approved even if they have fewer
assets than what would be required
with a traditional term loan at the bank.
A equity investment in a
high risk seed or early stage company does not align
with the longer term nature of the
assets of a registered savings plan.
Commodities also followed
risk assets higher, even gold, and coupled
with the weakness in European and Asian, one might wonder how, and when the sharp performance gap will close.
Our
asset allocation is about 48 % domestic stocks; 15 % international stocks; 20 % bonds; 12 % real estate and 5 % cash, and in general our
risk tolerance is
high with combined annual income of about $ 350k / yr.
They automate the loan underwriting, data management and
risk assessment processes and provide a platform where accredited and institutional investors seeking
high - yield, short - term,
asset - collateralized investments can be matched
with borrowers seeking more timely and consistent sources of funding for rehabbing properties across America.
To be sure, global policy liquidity has played the lead role in pushing
asset prices to new
highs,
with strong correlations across both
risk - free and risky
assets.
Triphase in - licenses clinically enabled oncology
assets with high - value potential and develops them in a shared
risk model to proof - of - concept, then out - licenses or sells the product to create value.
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.
With interest rates on low -
risk investments falling to low levels in many countries, investors have sought to maintain yields by moving into
higher -
risk assets such as corporate debt and emerging market debt.
Former Fed Governor Stein highlighted that Federal Reserve's monetary policy transmission mechanism works through the «recruitment channel,» in such way that investors are «enlisted» to achieve central bank objectives by taking
higher credit
risks, or to rebalance portfolio by buying longer - term bonds (thus taking on
higher duration
risk) to seek
higher yield when faced
with diminished returns from safe
assets.
In a single
asset class such as stocks,
high returns are commensurate
with high risk.
Defensive investing typically implies a low
risk / low return portfolio
with a
high percentage of
assets in bonds, cash equivalents and stable stocks.
You're essentially defeasing a portion of your liability
with a lower amount of
assets than the value of that liability, and of course, the potential for
higher yield comes
with greater
risk.
We are watching all of this play out real - time as fixed - income fund flows are broadly shunning sectors
with embedded credit and / or duration
risks, in favor of freshly attractive, and lower
risk,
high - carry
assets.
With that definition of
risk, the goal of «portfolio optimization» is to find the mix of
assets that has the
highest expected return, given an investor's tolerance for «
risk.»
This bill would undermine that balance by potentially exposing hard - earned pension savings to the increased
risk and
higher fees frequently associated
with the class of investment
assets permissible under this bill.
You want government to act as an
asset manager
with high risk profile
with Social Security fund?
We are watching all of this play out real - time as fixed - income fund flows are broadly shunning sectors
with embedded credit and / or duration
risks, in favor of freshly attractive, and lower
risk,
high - carry
assets.
«These new listings build on our successful suite of low volatility ETFs and are structured to help manage the
highs and lows of the markets,» says Kevin Gopaul, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President, BMO
Asset Management Inc. «Our unique methodology seeks to provide investors
with lower
risk than the broad market while still offering growth opportunities.»
I think any long term investor should look to have 10 - 30 % of their equity
assets invested in these economic champions,
with that number being towards the
high end of the range exactly when all the talking heads on the TV channels are advising to cut
risk!
That
higher return has come
with higher volatility, but by combining several different
asset classes that are at least somewhat uncorrelated, or better yet negatively correlated, a
higher return per unit of
risk is possible.
Carry trades have to be approached carefully and correlate
with risk assets such as stocks and
high - yield bonds more broadly.
But just keep in mind that the stock market has a lot of ups and downs, and the
risk of loss is much
higher with stocks than
with other
asset classes such as bonds or cash.
Unlike long - term investments, which can yield a greater return over time, short - term investments are typically lower -
risk investments
with a predictable, smaller return and highly liquid
assets, such as a
high - yield savings account.
Risk assets (equities / credit) will have to come to terms
with potentially
higher volatility, steeper yield curves and
higher rates.
Nevertheless, I'll try and describe the phenomenon of significantly underperforming a portfolio
with more
higher -
risk assets.
But in a section is called «
High Risk = Low Returns,» Rustand argues that
asset classes «such as Asian, emerging markets, or precious metals tend to have low long - term returns compared
with less risky alternatives.»
Nevertheless, while many believe the Senate would follow through
with Rousseff's impeachment, we can not rule out the opposite outcome, which would likely be adverse for
risk assets especially given
high market expectations.
It's important to remember that all
higher - yielding
assets come
with higher risks, but some of these
risks appear more worth taking now.
When the liquidity premium is
high, the
asset is said to be illiquid, and investors demand additional compensation for the added
risk of investing their
assets over a longer period of time since valuations can fluctuate
with market effects.
Stocks are for anyone looking to invest in a specific company or companies, anyone looking for growth or dividend income in his or her portfolio, and anyone
with a
higher risk tolerance for investing in
assets that fluctuate in value and are not guaranteed.
Banks take more of a
risk by giving out such loans
with no
asset or property to recover in - case a borrower defaults, which is the main reason why their interests rates a significantly
higher.
With bond yields trending
higher, on days when market - moving economic data is released, bond investors react and the yield curve adjusts, helping to dampen the impact on
risk - sensitive
assets.
A debt consolidation company will usually look to secure larger loans against an
asset such as your home (the interest payable on an unsecured loan will be much
higher), which means that it will be at
risk if you do not keep up
with repayments.
To be sure, global policy liquidity has played the lead role in pushing
asset prices to new
highs,
with strong correlations across both
risk - free and risky
assets.
A 30 year old investor
with a
high risk tolerance and
risk capacity can easily have an
asset allocation of 80 % stocks and 20 % bonds.
«Since they've implemented a frequent savings strategy, they may find that an aggressive
asset allocation, along
with its
higher risk, isn't necessary to meet their goals.»
The basic idea was to encourage older investors who have made gains in the
risk assets, typically stocks, though it would apply to
high yield bonds and other non-guaranteed investments that are highly correlated
with stocks.
Move the slider to see how LifeStage investing changes
asset allocation over time from Growth
assets (
higher risk investments
with higher potential returns) to Defensive
asset (lower
risk investments
with greater stability)
Among all the
asset classes, equities historically provide investors
with the
highest returns over the long - term, but stocks also incur the
highest risk (look at the stock markets now).
If you're managing a portfolio based on
risk, you're steering away from the
assets with the
higher risk and toward
assets with lower
risk (In this case,
risk is not beta.
The thinking is that including a small percentage of your overall
asset allocation (from 5 % - 10 %) into these
assets can provide
high potential returns
with only a small impact on your portfolio if the
risk becomes too great.