Sentences with phrase «holdings during market downturns»

Margin accounts are not good, because you can be forced to liquidate your holdings during market downturns.

Not exact matches

These are often companies with more stable earnings streams that may hold up better, on a relative basis, during market downturns.

This is what we found out: The major reasons why firms cut their dividend had to do with preserving cash amid a secular or cyclical downturn in demand for their products / services or when faced with excessive leverage (how much debt they held on their respective balance sheets) during tightening credit markets.

So to reap the risk - reducing benefits of true diversification — and also to have a better idea of how a given stocks - bonds mix might perform during future severe market downturns — you generally want your stock and bond holdings to reflect the composition of the stock and bond markets overall.

From the cumulative RealAlpha ™ chart, it follows that, despite the «defensive» nature of its holdings, the fund may not always outperform during market downturns, such as in 2008 - 09.

«Bear - market rankings compare how funds have held up during market downturns over the past five years.»

He highlights the «dividend aristocrats,» stocks that have a 25 - year track record of continually increasing dividend payments each year, which «tend to hold up better during downturns in the overall market.»

Tip: If you're the kind of investor who buys and holds through a full cycle, remember that active funds may lag during bull markets, but make up the difference during market downturns.

Rental rates have remained stable during this period, driven predominately by western markets where a downturn has been slower to take hold.