Not exact matches
Tech companies with no profits (or even
much of a
business plan) soared to extreme valuations that were justified,
in part, by the belief that future profits would be made faster and that
equities were less risky than
in the past.
They are free to reject my advice, and their rejection or acceptance of my advice is not based on how
much equity I own
in the
business.
Individuals seeking to maintain returns and diversified exposure to U.S.
equities need to cast a
much wider net than they have
in the past, given the diminished number of publicly traded companies and the maturity of those
businesses.
In your
business plan, make sure to specify how
much equity I will receive or how I will get a return on my money.
That's an impressive return on the buyers» roughly $ 6 billion of
equity —
much more than sufficient to compensate for the risk of a continued slide
in the PC
business.
Whereas traditionally a start - up with a promising idea would sell its
business plan to interested angel investors, later commit to sequential funding rounds
in which venture capital investors would provide scale - up financing
in return for a slice of
equity, before eventually pursuing an initial public offering (if very successful) to sell some or all of its shares to the general public, the ICO can offer a novel and
much faster approach.
This tells the creditor how
much debt your firm has
in relation to your
equity in the
business.
The problem with such a risk profile is that it is very similar to an investment
in equities, where investors accept
much less security for the upside of an ownership stake
in the
business.
While it may take a million
in capital to generate $ 40,000 a year
in passive investment income, a «retirement
business» can generate that
much income with
much less capital: the difference being of course your own ongoing sweat
equity.
2) Return on Capital — This measures how well a company has historically generated cash for its owners
in relation to how
much capital has been invested (
equity and long - term debt)
in the
business.
In a few cases, e.g., Apple Computer and Digital Equipment,
much of the corporate wealth created seems to have been dissipated by current difficulties; but the
businesses remain quite strong, and they seem to have quite large resources relative to the prices of their
equities.
GLAD's yield is 7.45 %, however, dividends for a closed - end investment company can be very volatile / inconsistent and
much of their return is dependent on the overall health of the economy and the debt or
equity of the
businesses in which they invest.
He has argued that failed banks should not be bailed out, Lehman's collapse was not a disaster, AIG should be declared bankrupt, that naked short selling is not a problem, that backdating isn't so bad, insider trading should be legal, many corporate CEOs are underpaid, global solutions are worse than local solutions, Warren Buffett is overrated, Michael Milken is a great American, the collapse of the hedge fund was not a scandal, hedge funds are over-regulated, education is overrated by the educated, bonuses at successful Wall Street's firms are deserved and possibly undersized, management buyouts are boons to the economy, Enron's management was victimized by an over-zealous prosecution, Sarbanes - Oxley should be repealed, corporate compliance culture is a disaster, shareholder democracy is overrated, hostile takeovers ought to be revived, the market is permanently moving away from public ownership of
equity in corporations, private partnerships are on the rise, public ignorance is encouraged and manipulated by governments and corporations, experts overrate expertise, regulatory agencies are controlled by the
businesses they supposedly regulate and Wall Street is
much more fun than people give it credit for.
About 20 years ago, Fidelity, one of the largest mutual fund companies
in the world, adopted a new strategy to give passive investing a
much larger role
in its
business, said Brian Hogan, president of Fidelity's
equity and high - income division.
Debt pretty
much wipes out
equity if
business gets
in trouble.
Our
equity - investing strategy remains little changed from what it was fifteen years ago, when we said
in the 1977 annual report: «We select our marketable
equity securities
in much the way we would evaluate a
business for acquisition
in its entirety.
A Broad Range of Financial Products and Services The initial roll out appears to focus on rewards - based funding,
much like Kickstarter, but if I have understood the website correctly, civilisedmoney will eventually expand to include
equity - based funding where people receive shares
in a
business, as well as peer2peer lending and borrowing similar to ZOPA.
Chambers USA 2007 America's Leading Lawyers for
Business reports: «Clients raved about Steve Geanacopoulos, who worked on various private
equity matters: «He is a member of our strategic planning team as
much as a legal resource — he offers invaluable commercial advice, interpreting the intricacies of the law
in plain English, allowing you to make an informed decision.»
Are there midlevel associates who are generating that
much in portable
business (after all, it seems as if partners have even more incentive to hang on to all client matters to retain their
equity statuts)?
With crowdfunding, it's
much easier for you to get your opportunity
in front of more interested parties and give them more ways to help grow your
business, from investing thousands
in exchange for
equity to contributing $ 20
in exchange for a first - run product or other reward.