The return / risk characteristics tend to maximize portfolio returns, even
if other bond categories look more attractive on a side by side compare, which several will.
Not exact matches
«Finally, the increased role of
bond and loan mutual funds, in conjunction with
other factors, may have increased the risk that liquidity pressures could emerge in related markets
if investor appetite for such assets wanes.»
Canadian investors tend to stick close to home when buying
bonds and
other fixed - income investments, but diversifying is worthwhile
if you do your homework
It is not as
if Ontario is having problem finding takers for its debt and yields on the province's
bonds are competitive with
other provinces.
Others have noted that
if the Fed continues raising short - term rates while long - term rates remain stalled, it could turn the shape of the
bond yield curve upside down, a typical signal of recession.
Post-financial market regulations (read: Dodd - Frank) have required banks and
other «systemically important financial institutions» to hold more cash on their balance sheet, creating less
bond inventory on balance sheets — fewer potential buyers, fewer potential sellers —
if portfolio managers are forced to meet client redemptions quickly and en masse.
That said, nonprofit
bonds tend to be riskier than munis because
if, say, a museum or
other cultural institution enters financial hardship, it's more difficult for it to bounce back than for a municipality to do so.
If the funds are obtained through increased government borrowing, then the purchasers of this increased supply of government
bonds will be curtailing their lending to
other borrowers / spenders or will curtail their own spending in order to purchase the government
bonds.
If Brexit - like sentiment in
other nations leads to restrictions on the flow of trade and labor, he adds, «that is going to create greater uncertainty and volatility» — at a time when some commentators believe that global stock and
bond prices are overdue for a tumble.
Chair Janet Yellen and
others have indicated that the balance sheet runoff should not be disruptive to markets, though some fear that it could push up rates
if demand for the
bonds isn't strong.
People who observe your branded elements should feel as
if they're part of a community, that they have a shared
bond with
others in the same situation.
But more than anyone, Mr. Schäuble has come to embody the consensus that has helped shape European economic policy for years: that the path to sustained economic recovery for financially troubled countries is to slash spending, raise taxes when necessary and win back the trust of
bond markets and
other investors by displaying commitment to fiscal prudence — even
if that process imposes deep economic pain as it plays out.
In
other words, it is the internal rate of return (IRR) of an investment in a
bond if the investor holds the
bond until maturity and
if all payments are made as scheduled.
If the government can guarantee certain savings in bank accounts through the F.D.I.C., why not establish a program that would require that every employee own a regulated block of stock (Retirement Account) made up of stock in the company the employee works for and, so the employee will not have all his retirement eggs in one basket, include in this retirement basket high rated
bonds and stocks from
other non-competing employee - owned companies?
If interest rates rise bond funds get slammed and you'll be a loser (it has happened to me before, ouch)... but if you hold the bond nothing (other than the scenario of a default) happens & your principle is returne
If interest rates rise
bond funds get slammed and you'll be a loser (it has happened to me before, ouch)... but
if you hold the bond nothing (other than the scenario of a default) happens & your principle is returne
if you hold the
bond nothing (
other than the scenario of a default) happens & your principle is returned.
On the
other hand,
if you'll need the money in just a few years — or
if the prospect of losing money makes you too nervous — consider a higher allocation to generally less volatile investments such as
bonds and short - term investments.
That will be important to private investors, because
if the central bank held itself out as a privileged bondholder, effectively passing more risk on to
other bond holders,
other buyers might undermine the stimulus program by demanding higher interest rates.
The goal of yield maintenance is to allow the conduit lender to reinvest the money returned from the borrower, plus a penalty fee, into
bonds or
other investments and receive the same cash flow as
if the loan hadn't been paid off early.
If China runs a capital account deficit and the US a capital account surplus, and these are roughly equal to net purchases by the PBoC and
other Chinese government entities of US government
bonds and US assets, China will run a current account surplus exactly equal to its capital account deficit.
There are
other factors impacting
bond yields this week, including Friday's jobs report, which could drive yields higher
if wages rise more than expected.
If a
bond issuer fails to make either a coupon or principal payment when they are due, or fails to meet some
other provision of the
bond indenture, it is said to be in default.
If interest rates decline, however,
bond prices usually increase, which means an investor can sometimes sell a
bond for more than face value, since
other investors are willing to pay a premium for a
bond with a higher interest payment.
For example:
If you want to buy $ 50 Series I Savings
Bonds and you ask your employer to withhold $ 25 from each pay, TreasuryDirect will purchase a $ 50
bond for you every
other payday.
And
if you choose funds that hold a broad range of stocks and
bonds and work in synch with each
other, you can put together a well - diversified portfolio with just a few funds, or even less.
If you're not very experienced, there may be
other strategies that you could use to build a diversified portfolio of stocks and
bonds.
«
If an investor is worried that the market might be heading for a decline, they may want to trim some of their winners in the stock market and invest in short - term Treasury
bonds or
other high - quality fixed - income investments.»
If interest rates increase then investors can earn more interest on
other bonds.
This will allow me to achieve my passive income goals much faster than
if I were to invest in stocks,
bonds, CD's, or
other sources of passive income.
Only invest in govt
bonds if you have no
other choice (often the case with pensions).
For example, things like stocks,
bonds, and
other investment property are capital assets, so
if you receive virtual currency from selling these items, you will be taxed on the capital gains / loss.
Also, we can postpone buying or we can sell some stock funds in our
other brokerage account instead,
if the stocks are beating the
bonds then.
If you are younger, say under the age of 35, then you can probably withstand a little more risk in your portfolio and will invest more in stocks and
other assets rather than
bonds.
On the
other hand,
if interest rates decrease then the
bond's price will increase.
If it's been a while since you took a look at how your stocks,
bonds and
other assets are performing, here are five ways to begin spring cleaning your investment portfolio.
14.37 Some more details:
if there are not enough
bonds to go around for the ECB, the bank forsees «substitute purchases» of
other types of assets.
White & Case partner in Dubai Debashis Dey said
if the sovereign issuances come to an end then sukuk could grow as investors look for
other investment opportunities
other than conventional
bonds.
On the
other hand, when you buy individual stocks and
bonds,
if one goes south, your savings could take a much bigger hit in a short period.
If your portfolio is well diversified with assets that tend to perform differently from each
other — international stocks, small company stocks, large company stocks,
bonds and real estate — then when one asset class is losing value, you can rely on holdings in another asset class that are more stable or perhaps increasing in value.
If it's a short term investment how can it be in tax - shelter accounts
other than say an ibond or a muni
bond fund?
On the
other hand,
if the Fed stops buying
bonds before a recovery has firmly taken hold, the economy is likely to deteriorate further.
this is just playing around with numbers, I know; but I would be happy reading your thoughts about comparing
bonds and stocks on the basis of pe ratios — I think that metric has it's limits; but how to deal with that,
if the market should go higher and which
other metric would you take, do you take today.
Bond yields are in line
if not below where the United States is, and the peripheral countries have been slowly moving in the right direction in terms of reform, some more quickly than
others.
If one is not already in
bonds, is the short term
bonds the place for today money, in preference to CDs or
other fixed, etc.?
Three
others could also boost income: counting municipal
bonds as liquid, or easy - to - sell, assets; requiring less debt that won't have to be paid back
if a bank fails; and making it easier to comply with post-crisis rules.»
This helps to spread the risk since
if all is lost on one specific
bond or fund, you still have
others in which your money is invested to fall back on.
the last couple contacts I had actually suggested short term
bond funds in preference to
other options, since they are not subject to this strong down price pressure
if this pressure or bubble is to blow.
Sex between unmarried adults might be inside that gray area between the ideal and the immoral
if, first, no one's marriage is being violated by either party; second,
if it is a union of love and caring, not just a union of convenience and desire; third,
if sex is shared only after
other things have been shared,
other things such as time, values, friendship, communication and a sense of deep trust and emotional responsibility; fourth,
if it is both loving and discreet, private, shielded from those who would not or could not understand;
if it is valued as a
bond between the two people involved and between them alone, never violating the sacredness of the exclusive quality of that moment.
Read again Derek Humphry's caution on page 33: «I can not emphasize strongly enough that people (doctors included) should help each
other to die
if there is a
bonding of love and friendship and mutual respect.»
One final philosophical question: Even
if we agree that benevolence is supererogatory in a way that non-malevolence is not, even
if we agree that our duty to give and help is much weaker than our duty not to hurt, we can still ask
if giving, helping, and bestowing can in some cases become wicked: wicked because it is debilitating to the self - reliance of the recipient; wicked because it deprives one of the capacity to give also to
others; wicked because it infantilizes the recipient; wicked because it cements a
bond between giver and taker that should be much more evanescent.
If by «the meaning of Christ» we are alluding to what Christ really, that is, concretely, means to us, just as we might speak of the meaning of a friend or the meaning of one's country, then it is, as I have said, the bond which unites us; if, on the other hand, we are thinking of how this concrete, empirical reality ought to be conceptualized and explained, then «the meaning of Christ» has been the most prolific source of our divisions, and still i
If by «the meaning of Christ» we are alluding to what Christ really, that is, concretely, means to us, just as we might speak of the meaning of a friend or the meaning of one's country, then it is, as I have said, the
bond which unites us;
if, on the other hand, we are thinking of how this concrete, empirical reality ought to be conceptualized and explained, then «the meaning of Christ» has been the most prolific source of our divisions, and still i
if, on the
other hand, we are thinking of how this concrete, empirical reality ought to be conceptualized and explained, then «the meaning of Christ» has been the most prolific source of our divisions, and still is.