Sentences with phrase «in a deflationary environment»

If there is no, or negative inflation, the COLA for that year will be zero — in other words, even in a deflationary environment, Social Security benefits aren't adjusted downward.

For example, fixed - income securities, defensive stocks and blue - chip companies paying dividends can afford protection in deflationary environments.

In a deflationary environment unless productivity growth rates are high, it is very difficult to keep the value of assets rising in line with the value of debt.

Economists report that residents of the country have lived in a deflationary environment for almost 35 years.

And what I discovered was interesting; owning leveraged property in a deflationary environment is a very different game.

With an interest only facility in a deflationary environment, the banks end up with a much higher loan to value ratio at the end of the loan than the start.

Sorry, what I meant was how to do square Hicks» optimism about P&C insurers» prospects in a deflationary environment with Buffett's warning that the decreased earnings on float will lead to hard times for the industry?

Investors should be careful to not overweight insurance stocks in a deflationary environment.

Good luck computing a dividend discount model [when the denominator is negative]... Obviously, growth could be pressured in a deflationary environment, but many businesses would retain absolute pricing power and have [theoretically] infinite value.»

do you want to have real estate exposure in a deflationary environment?

Such stocks become incredibly attractive in a deflationary environment since that steady income stream is delivering a «real» return often in excess of 10 % from the dividends alone.

With this in mind, even if you're unsure of which scenario we're looking at into the future, some of these ETFs that would be expected to perform strongly in a deflationary environment are worth a look:

First, it's worth reflecting on the different steps that startup law firms have been (or should be) taking in order to compete in this deflationary environment.

Gold plays two roles: 1) insurance to fear 2) as a currency which usually does not perform very well in a deflationary environment.

In deflationary environments, as the dollar becomes more valuable and the prices of assets collapse, investors can be slaughtered.

In a deflationary environment you'd still have portfolio stability with the bonds being there

Contrary to the concerns over income investments declining in an inflationary environment when inflation erodes the return of income instruments, in a deflationary environment, income investments actually look more attractive.