Not exact matches
Market Killer When rates are low, investors
reach for yield beyond what seems logical, according to a study outlined in The Wall Street Journal, which concluded that
if rates rise and investors revert to less risky portfolios, equities could «be in
for a big drop.»
The other «pest» most known
for its tendency to damage pepper seedlings (and thus reducing potential
yields) is a cat, who will graze on your pepper seedlings
if he / she has the chance, so keep the six - packs and seedling tray out of
reach.
Beyond bonds, you are not alone
if you are looking at the table and thinking about
reaching for higher
yields through bank loans.
Frankly, I don't think they matter a damn: Take note of where bond
yields have actually ranged in the past few years — now
if they manage to
reach those levels again, why should that suddenly spell disaster
for the markets?
For example, a stock
yielding 5 % when you buy it will
reach 10 %
yield on cost in 10 years
if it increases its dividend 7 % per year.
If avoiding a painful recession requires zero or negative interest rates that juice up asset prices and force investors — through financial repression — to
reach for yield and take more risk than they should, then — so the wisdom of today's central bankers» goes — so be it.
(This equates to approximately a 3.5 %
yield)
If an EE Bond does not double in value (
reach its face value) as a result of applying the fixed rate of interest
for those 20 years, Treasury will make a one - time adjustment at the 20 year anniversary of the bond's issue date to make up the difference.
Most pension funds have little choice but to
reach for yield, Veroude argues,
if they are to meet their liabilities.