Not exact matches
Investors with taxable account balances of $ 100,000 or
more can expect up to 20 % of those balances to be invested in the fund, which offers greater exposure to
asset classes with
higher risk - adjusted returns.
Because small businesses are considered
higher risk than their larger cousins, the SBA loan guarantee helps banks offer
more flexible loan terms, meaning borrowers can be approved even if they have fewer
assets than what would be required with a traditional term loan at the bank.
Offering periodic redemptions rather than daily redemptions gives the fund the opportunity to invest in
assets that may be considered
more illiquid in nature and
higher risk, and therefore
more suitable to long - term investors.
Moreover, a sustained move toward
higher inflation is a
risk to most investors and investment strategies, given that rising inflation has historically been a drag on equity and bond returns, making diversification beyond mainstream
asset classes
more critical.
They automate the loan underwriting, data management and
risk assessment processes and provide a platform where accredited and institutional investors seeking
high - yield, short - term,
asset - collateralized investments can be matched with borrowers seeking
more timely and consistent sources of funding for rehabbing properties across America.
We see the overall environment as positive for
risk assets, but expect
more muted returns and
higher volatility than in 2017.
Stocks are probably the most popular
asset; they are
more volatile and have
higher risk, but they're easy to understand and have the
highest potential for return.
Over time, MFS has been a leading innovator in the
asset management industry, including creating one of the first in - house research departments in the mutual fund industry in 1932, launching the first
high - yield municipal bond fund and the first global balanced fund, and
more recently creating «outcome - oriented» products, such as its line of target -
risk, target - date, and other
asset allocation strategies.
Then there are different rules that guide when
more assets can be moved to
higher risk alternatives.
So having a long time horizon allows you to allocate
more capital to
higher -
risk,
higher - return
asset classes without worrying about short - term price fluctuations.
I expect this combination to result in moderately
higher interest rates and to support
risk assets (such as equities, commodities,
high - yield bonds, real estate, and currencies), and, therefore, I suggest being
more bold than cautious in the coming year.
Carry trades have to be approached carefully and correlate with
risk assets such as stocks and
high - yield bonds
more broadly.
Bonds are also a relatively safe investment, so a low -
risk allocation should have
more assets in the bond market and less in the
higher risk,
higher return stock market.
Nevertheless, I'll try and describe the phenomenon of significantly underperforming a portfolio with
more higher -
risk assets.
It's important to remember that all
higher - yielding
assets come with
higher risks, but some of these
risks appear
more worth taking now.
If persistent zero interest rates and quantitative easing that were intended to lead investors to take
more risk in pursuit of
higher yielding
assets led to dampened volatility, we should expect greater financial market volatility in 2015 as the Fed pulls back from its zero rate policy.
The idea is to be
more aggressive (invest
more money) in lower
risk undervalued
assets, and be
more conservative (invest less money) in
higher risk overvalued
assets.
Banks take
more of a
risk by giving out such loans with no
asset or property to recover in - case a borrower defaults, which is the main reason why their interests rates a significantly
higher.
This overall environment is positive for
risk assets, in our view, but we expect
more muted returns and
higher volatility than in 2017.
As of right now, after the special dividend, there is a
high risk that the remaining
assets are used to chase after aquisitions instead of making
more distributions to shareholders.
The new Target Date recommendation takes
more risk by investing in the
more volatile small - cap - value and emerging markets
asset classes early on, but history suggests that leads to significantly
higher returns over a 20 to 40 year time frame which is what a young investor has ahead of them.
Assets that carry a
higher risk should deliver a
higher reward but are also likely to have
more volatile returns over the short - term.
With all of the uncertainty in the stock market lately due to
high levels of volatility in both February and August, people are going
risk - off (meaning they are shedding risky
assets in exchange for
more conservative plays) and many people are moving into gold as a safe haven.
But an even
more important part of that strategy is deciding how much you can reasonably withdraw from savings in 401 (k) s, IRAs and other retirement accounts each year without running too
high a
risk of depleting your
assets too soon — or ending up with a large pile of
assets late in life and realizing that you unnecessarily stinted and might have enjoyed life
more earlier in retirement.
More literate households hold riskier positions when expected returns are higher, they more actively rebalance their portfolios and do so in a way that holds their risk exposure relatively constant over time, and they are more likely to buy assets that provide higher returns than the assets that they s
More literate households hold riskier positions when expected returns are
higher, they
more actively rebalance their portfolios and do so in a way that holds their risk exposure relatively constant over time, and they are more likely to buy assets that provide higher returns than the assets that they s
more actively rebalance their portfolios and do so in a way that holds their
risk exposure relatively constant over time, and they are
more likely to buy assets that provide higher returns than the assets that they s
more likely to buy
assets that provide
higher returns than the
assets that they sell.
The position amounts to less than 1 % of
assets, and most of the day - to - day fluctuation in the Fund tends to be attributable to differences in the performance of the stocks held by the Fund and the indices we use to hedge, but we expect the
higher - strike put options to fortify our defense against the
risk of indiscriminate selling should the market encounter
more than a moderate amount of weakness.
All
assets prices are at
risk when rates rise and the cost of borrowing is
higher and fixed income investments like bonds and GICs are
more competitive.
And, at times when stock
risk is
high, it makes
more sense to invest in
asset classes that offer guaranteed real returns (TIPS and IBonds) because the money invested in these
asset classes can earn far
higher returns in stocks than they could in bonds once stocks are again well - priced.
The fund's portfolio may underperform the general equity markets, or other
asset classes, with the potential for greater individual security
risk,
asset class
risk, and
higher industry concentration
risk than
more broadly diversified portfolios.
We know that
assets tend to become
more risky as they increase in price and less risky after price declines, yet the majority of investors react to
asset price changes without understanding that chasing performance often means chasing
higher risk.
Second, when a hedge fund charges excessive management fees, which are based on size of
assets under management, rather than performance fees which are based on how much money they make for you, a hedge fund manager tends to focus
more on growing AUM rather than generating the
highest possible
risk adjusted returns.
Overview: William Bernstein (author of The Intelligent
Asset Allocator) developed this model portfolio for people looking for a little
more risk with potential
higher returns than your average allocation.
Our research shows that many
asset classes become
more / less risky as the business cycle unfolds, but a static
asset allocation approach leaves investors overweight
high risk assets at the riskiest point in the cycle.
But the potential
risk is that if
more low - performing
assets than
high - performing
assets have been chosen, the portfolio would have a worse return.
But if you follow the three steps I've outlined, you should have a decent shot at getting the retirement income you need without too
high a
risk of running through your
assets too soon or ending up with
more savings than you want in your dotage.
Higher expected returns in your stock portfolio can then allow you to take a
more conservative overall
asset allocation, which can provide the same expected returns, but with slightly lower
risk.
One measure that combines
risk and return is the Sharpe ratio, which describes how much excess return you receive for the extra volatility you endure by holding a riskier
asset — the
higher the number, the
more return you are getting for the
risk.
Roger Gibson's
Asset Allocation provides step - by - step strategies for implementing asset allocation in a high return / low risk portfolio, educating financial planning clients on the solid logic behind asset allocation, and
Asset Allocation provides step - by - step strategies for implementing
asset allocation in a high return / low risk portfolio, educating financial planning clients on the solid logic behind asset allocation, and
asset allocation in a
high return / low
risk portfolio, educating financial planning clients on the solid logic behind
asset allocation, and
asset allocation, and
more.
Investors with taxable account balances of $ 100,000 or
more can expect up to 20 % of those balances to be invested in the fund, which offers greater exposure to
asset classes with
higher risk - adjusted returns.
Because small businesses are considered
higher risk than their larger cousins, the SBA loan guarantee helps banks offer
more flexible loan terms, meaning borrowers can be approved even if they have fewer
assets than what would be required with a traditional term loan at the bank.
Drexel and other investment banks realized that by bundling
high - yield bonds and loans and slicing them into different layers of credit
risk, they could make
more money than they could from holding or selling the individual
assets.
«Given the amount of money you're spending on
high - cost,
high carbon projects... given your demand restraints due to carbon
asset risks, we think a
more prudent use of capital is to return
more money to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks.»
According to Carbon Tracker, the roughly $ 400 billion committed to Alberta oil sands projects between now and 2025 represent
more than a third of
high -
risk projects expected to become stranded
assets in a 2 - degree world.
«Investments with
more carbon translate to
higher risk, not just from potential carbon fees or pricing, but also from shifts in technology that can leave
high carbon
assets stranded,» said Erik Solheim, Head of UN Environment.
On the subject of token sales - or offers of custom cryptocurrencies used to bootstrap new blockchain networks - the company, which reported
more than $ 54 billion in
assets under management earlier this month, said that today's comparatively
high -
risk environment could become
more normalized within the next 20 years.
While derivatives built on underlying
assets such as cash, gold and bonds are constructed to minimize loss in
more high -
risk endeavors, what the report calls «a generic paper contract» might not specify data sources or algorithms implemented by the counterparties.
Still, traders counter, cryptocurrency just doesn't function like
more established markets, meaning that in the
high -
risk world of experimental
assets,
more risk is still just
risk.
This is because the SEC sees
high - net - worth individuals as
more capable of absorbing the
risk that comes with these
asset classes.
While some
asset classes like traditional commodities and fiat currencies are
more stable, it's the
high risk /
high return nature of cryptocurrency investing that has fuelled the explosion in its popularity in recent months.
«You will be compensated with
high potential returns for taking those
risks now,» he said, pointing to three - to - 10 years ahead when cryptocurrencies will be a «
more established
asset class,» at which time volatility will be
more akin to what's normal in the equity and bond markets, with
higher upside potential.