Here's why, and this speaks to the power of the Federal Reserve: when the Fed lowers rates,
more assets become financable at the lower short - term interest rates.
Not exact matches
And as U.S. economic growth
becomes self - sustaining, interest rates can be allowed to rise, which would offer
more competition to non-income paying
assets such as gold.
The asymmetry of prospective rate moves in different parts of the curve with short rates at the zero lower bound, explicit forward guidance about future policy decisions and massive
asset purchase programs may result in a higher likelihood of one - sided markets, which may in turn impair liquidity, or at least lead one to conclude from liquidity indicators that markets have
become more illiquid.
I think that even companies we invested in two years ago that did not specifically focus on AI or machine learning at the time are now increasingly looking at
assets that can now
become that much
more valuable when you apply machine learning to them.
If one party decides not to disclose or provide evidence of their holdings, the divorce process
becomes more expensive and time - consuming, and could result in the partner failing to get a fair share of
assets.
Fixed - income investors should be realistic in expecting this to be a year of relatively low returns across
asset classes in general — a year in which small ball
becomes much
more important than swinging for the fences.
Put options can be a way for investors to bet against an
asset, as they
become more valuable as the underlying
asset's price falls.
What the question tells him is that it's
becoming more important to investors to know what will happen to their
assets if their financial advisor unexpectedly dies or is disabled.
BERLIN, May 3 - Volkswagen is still looking at whether to spin off
assets such as motorcycle maker Ducati and transmissions maker Renk, its new chief executive said, as the autos group strives to streamline its operations and
become more efficient.
More and more asset classes are becoming transparent and standardized, and are shifting to electronic trading platfo
More and
more asset classes are becoming transparent and standardized, and are shifting to electronic trading platfo
more asset classes are
becoming transparent and standardized, and are shifting to electronic trading platforms.
The most successful retailers are the ones with thriving digital businesses, while physical stores are
becoming more liabilities than
assets.
Canada's seventh - largest — and largest foreign - owned — bank, with
more than $ 90 billion in
assets and $ 2 billion in annual revenue, the company under her watch has
become an exemplar of gender diversity, with equal numbers of men and women on the board and in senior management.
There is no
more valuable marketing
asset than the customers you already have, and they're well on their way to
becoming irreplaceable.
To grab the attention (and
assets) of investors, the new funds and products
become more sophisticated, with all sorts of new bells and whistles.
If it is — and AT&T's deal for Time Warner stands — Comcast and Verizon, both of which expressed interest in Fox's
assets, would instantly
become more viable buyers from a regulatory standpoint.
While Morgan Stanley has
become more of a gatherer of client
assets and less of a flashy trader, it still does a fair bit of trading, especially in equities.
The funds» managers gradually shift each fund's
asset allocation to fewer stocks and
more bonds so the fund
becomes more conservative the closer you get to retirement.
Generally, the
asset allocation of each fund will change on an annual basis with the
asset allocation
becoming more conservative as the fund nears the target retirement date.
In deflationary environments, as the dollar
becomes more valuable and the prices of
assets collapse, investors can be slaughtered.
Of late, global investors have
become more discerning in their investment selection and
asset allocation processes, with
more emphasis on fundamental factors.
Oil, in particular, has
become more correlated with other
assets.
Attitudes towards borrowing appear to be changing, with people
becoming more willing to borrow against
assets later in life.
Relatively speaking, cash
becomes that much
more valuable as other
asset classes decline.
But as LPs have softened their commitments,
becoming increasingly discriminating about which firms they trust, winning has
become less about accumulating the most
assets and
more about demonstrating a differentiated and repeatable model for success.
Each TDP allocates a different percentage of its
assets across the Intel plan's various Investment Funds with each TDP
becoming more conservative as it nears its maturity date.
As a general rule, in the absence of changes to risk tolerance or financial situation, one's
asset mix should
become progressively
more conservative as the investment horizon shortens.
Also like you (being about the same age that is), my
asset allocation has
become more conservative as the years have gone on.
Contemplating the idea of stranded
assets isn't in either company's interests, so both deserve credit for providing a discussion forum for a topic that's going to
become ever
more important to investors.
I recently paid off one of my mortgages and want to grow my other
assets so RE
becomes no
more than 25 % of net worth.
The CEO of the world's largest
asset manager sees «huge opportunities» for cryptocurrencies although he claims that work needs to be done before they
become more widely accepted, BlackRock CEO in a recent interview,...
While one might put the brakes on this expectation after looking at the 175 % payout ratio, Enbridge's reported EPS numbers are largely impacted by depreciation on
assets that may not be depreciating at the reported rate (many of these pipelines actually
become worth a lot
more over time).
Back then, when I asked this top producer how to
become successful, he answered (and I'm paraphrasing here to the best of my memory) that I should not waste any
more than 10 to 15 minutes making
asset allocation decisions once I closed on a large account.
Plus, having the self - awareness to identify your personality can be a great
asset for any employee; it can give you the opportunity to identify your weaknesses and your strengths, so you can work on
becoming a
more well - rounded employee.
His choice is to raise rates slowly and predictably, which may allow
asset values to
become even
more outrageous.
«[Crypto values] went too high, too fast... at the time I urged caution, saying an
asset that goes almost vertically up should typically raise alarm bells for investors... Arguable, even before the frenzied peak in December, when the price of one Bitcoin reached an all time high of
more than $ 19,000, the market was beginning to
become frothy and overheated.»
As derivative markets have
become more liquid and the use of instruments such as options
more widespread, it has
become increasingly possible to use information from these instruments to analyse underlying
asset markets.
Of course, buying expensive risk
assets on the view that they're going to
become more expensive is a dangerous game to play, but since government funding crises hammer risk
assets while printing money inflates them, such funding crises should present decent value opportunities to buy into beaten up
assets before the inflation ride.
While products in the
asset class have
become more diverse, focusing on both local currency and corporate issuance, there is currently no widely accepted aggregate index reflecting the broader opportunity set available, although the
asset class is evolving.
Investors need to be nimble, however, if they see signs of fixed income
asset classes
becoming more attractive as interest rates rise.1
The debt that is currently sloshing around global markets may
become more of a liability than an
asset.
The drivers are
becoming more of a replaceable
asset.»
Charlie Lee explained that he is hoping that over time, Litecoin will
become more decentralized with the greatest portion of control belonging to the users, which would contribute to the level of decentralization of this digital
asset.
Potential annuity purchasers
become more exposed to longevity risk the lower the returns they earn on their
assets (your capital is
more likely to run out if you aren't earning enough interest to fund your retirement).
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Daiwa Securities are studying a merger of their respective
asset management units in a bid to
become more competitive.
This would alleviate pressure on emerging market
assets at a time when their valuations have
become more attractive on both a relative and absolute basis.
«In many cases, the
asset management has
become more commoditized, so advisors are expected to do
more if they want to justify their fees,» she said.
The primary aim of NEO is to
become a digital, decentralized and distributed platform for non-digital
assets through the use of smart contracts (see below for a
more detailed look at smart contracts).
As a factual matter, on average, the universe of risk
assets has
become more expensive over time, and implied future returns have come down.
Since March 2009, the S&P 500 Index has had a total return of approximately 250 %, driven by two primary factors: First, super-easy global monetary policy in the wake of the banking crisis, which drove down returns on safe
assets to the point where risky
assets became a much
more compelling proposition than is typical.
Commodities as an
asset class rose from relative obscurity to
become a popular addition to portfolios by the
more innovative
asset allocators in the last 10 - 15 years...