Sentences with phrase «making risky bets»

We see how Pat got the way he did, as his unemployed dad Pat Sr. (Robert De Niro), is himself hyper, has obsessive - compulsive traits which push him into making risky bets as a bookmaker.

It was a pioneer in Brazil for making risky bets of the sort favored by U.S. investment banks, and in 1994, according to Sonho Grande, it cleared $ 1 billion in profit.

For him, doing every last bit of research and homework that he can often eliminates the need for him to make risky bets.

To explain why this big gap in valuations isn't a sign of over-valuation, the CAPE's critics cite lots of individual issues in these nations that make them riskier bets than the U.S., such as looming Brexit in the U.K. and Germany's uncertainty regarding future leadership.

By using monetary policy alone to fight inflation, and being too aggressive, bankers needed to make risky bets to get the same level of return that a normal growth economy would produce.

Everything is pointing up and investors are willing to make riskier bets on fast - growing companies.

Fasted individuals also make riskier bets on a financial decision - making task involving lottery choices, opting for the riskier option significantly more often when fasted, and choosing the safer bet when full.

In a new report released yesterday by the institute's Empire Center, we find that pension contributions will skyrocket over the next several years, because the state's pension funds made risky bets in the stock market and lost — leaving taxpayers, not public employees, to pay the bill.

But the fear of a bit of liqueur in an expensive chocolate makes it a risky bet for even the most determined drinker.

The large presence of small and mid-cap stocks and such aggressive positioning make it a risky bet and suitable only for investors with a higher risk - taking ability»

If they feel you are carrying balances with other creditors that might make you a riskier bet they can shut you down without warning.

This makes you a riskier bet for any more credit.

This is causing traders to make riskier bets, which have been likened to «picking up pennies in front of steamrollers.»

Not exact matches

It's a bit riskier than the 60/40 or Contrarian, because of the higher concentration of foreign equities, but its wide diversification across geographies and product groups makes it a still - safe bet.

«As a technologist and someone who likes to take risky bets with new technology, I thought it was really intriguing,» Saddington tells CNBC Make It.

Today, as global markets nervously watch to see how much it will cost to save European banks from their willingness to make risky loans, critics around the world are calling for Hammurabi - style reforms to make sure financial institutions, not taxpayers, pay for future bad bets.

Canada's pension funds have been making increasingly risky bets for several years now.

In the good times for gold's price, these risky gold mining operations become market darlings as their wild bets on future success are made a reality.

● When the Wolves Bite: Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle By Scott Wapner Interview with author via CNBC Legendary investor Bill Ackman made an incredibly risky move when he bet that nutrition giant Herbalife would be shut down by the government, CNBC's Scott Wapner said on Wednesday.

There is no reason to make such a risky bet on this company with so many other good tech companies out there.

As you know, part of what led to this crisis was firms like AIG and others making huge and risky bets — using derivatives and other complicated financial instruments — in ways that defied accountability, or even common sense.

That is why you can make more money betting on «riskier» stocks whose performance is harder to predict.

With a four - generation legacy spanning a quarter of a century, the Lexus LS may not be the riskiest, most cutting - edge vehicle in its class but its devotees don't mind — the reliability, near perfection of design, and pronounced bent toward comfort and luxury make it a sure bet for those with a preference for the predictable and stalwart.

The height of arrogance is in making big risky bets believing you can predict the future when most know variables are already public.

Doing the math, Pabrai seems likely to hold around 11 - 12 positions, which is still fairly concentrated, although provides some diversification out of equity specific risk (non market risk) and makes «riskier» bets a smaller proportion of his portfolio.

There is still more leverage to come out of the system, and owning companies that have made too many risky loans, or companies that need a lot of lending in order to survive are not good bets here.

If the financial landscape requires you to make risky or speculative bets to follow suit because the market is overvalued, you'll risk losing your principal.

Just as Forex traders can make a lot of quick money, they can also lose it all if they place large and risky bets.

This can be very expensive, yet if a case is heard under the «small claims» system, costs are not awarded (although a judge could decide either side may need to pay for a limited amount of the other party's expenses), making it a much less risky bet.

Failing that, you need to either day trade Bitcoins and take advantage of the short - term price volatility, or make an extremely risky long or short bet on the long - term success or demise of the Bitcoin.

But while you don't need to settle for a subprime card, many prime creditors still consider you a risky bet, making it hard to find quality rewards card — so the Capital One ® QuicksilverOne ® Cash Rewards Credit Card really stands out from the crowd.

Since you havent made multimillion dollar bets on risky ventures and I have, you will excuse me if I do nt listen to you about them either.

It's a huge and existentially risky bet — and maybe one out of a million people even know it's being made.»

This absolutely includes choosing a car with relevant safety features that make it a less risky bet, but there are other factors to be aware of, too.

Since the level of volatility in the cryptocurrency market is orders of magnitude greater than even the riskiest stock, it just makes sense that investors would hedge their bets and that they would take some of their Bitcoin profits and put it into Litecoin.

This can make it harder to take risky bets, so now would be a good time for Spotify to focus on growing its core business.