All indications point toward teachers
not valuing these benefits as much as they cost to provide.
$ 100 fee credits for Global Entry or TSA Pre ✓, Priority Pass memberships, and no foreign transaction fees are dime - a-dozen these days, so I don't value those benefits very much at all.
While it's nice to get a little bonus towards A-List, I don't value the benefits of A-List enough to warrant spending tens of thousands of dollars on the Premier card just to obtain A-list a little quicker.
Not exact matches
In a business environment that no longer
values brand loyalty, winning over long - term customers creates
benefits that entrepreneurs should
not undervalue.
If you accept the trends indicating digital is the future, while physical retail is in decline, Canada could find itself shut out entirely — as in,
not even the branch plant
benefits — from the retail part of the
value chain.
However, despite evidence of the business and social
value of developmental lending, industry has
not yet invested in this approach, the pool of available loan capital in Alberta remains inadequate, and the economic and social
benefits remain largely unrealized.
I left out the part about finding
not just what you like to do, but what you do that creates the most
value (read revenue), and how to streamline your workday and tasks so you spend the maximum time possible doing what
benefits you the most.
«Leaders will increasingly be called to evaluate and implement new technologies they don't always understand and can't control, from the cost -
benefits of data automation to balancing consumer concerns with data mining opportunities to gauging the commercial
value of Bitcoin and other new concepts,» they write.
They
benefited from rising property
values mostly after they purchased their homes, and once they burned their mortgages and their kids left the
nest, they set about saving for retirement in a big way.
Be aware, however, that beginning in 2018, the total
value of all your available deductions would need to be greater than the new, higher standard deductions under the legislation — i.e., $ 24,000 for married couples filing jointly — or you won't
benefit from the deduction for charitable giving.
«Larger companies are starting to see the
benefit of thinking about
not just profit, but about societal and environmental
value as well,» says Chou.
The
benefits of having strong, clear
values can only be realized if they guide every decision,
not just some decisions.
Even though some of the best talent working for small businesses these days is young and doesn't always see the
value in things like healthcare or life insurance, business owners will be better able overall to attract and retain good employees by offering those
benefits.
And the politicians in Washington who are working to curtail basic
benefits such as health care and food stamps plainly won't consider the
value of spending trillions on a new social - welfare scheme.
Employees say: «KPMG is a great place to work because
not only do they place a great deal of emphasis on the
value of working hard, but they also place emphasis on the
value of enjoying the
benefits that come along with this hard work.
While both Home Depot and Lowe's have
benefited enormously from the home improvement boom caused by increasing home
values and the aging housing stock in the United States, Lowe's has
not been as adept at capitalizing on that.
They do
not include stock - based compensation of any kind, the cash
value of retirements
benefits, or other non-cash
benefits, such as health care.
Under Thomas» watch, the school also developed and introduced a second - year course on principled leadership, which explores what it means to create a business around the idea of shared
value, where everyone the business touches sees
benefits —
not just shareholders.
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may
not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are
not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do
not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are
not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise
not fully realize anticipated
benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair
value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
And although they can be of great
benefit to you and your business, plenty of patents don't have any
value at all.
While
not every company can provide these types of
benefits, there are creative alternatives that can align with any business's
values and mission and can maximize employee retention.
And for those of us who don't, it can be a natural response to ramble on during a sales call — highlighting more
benefits, listing out every product feature, reiterating the same
value props in different words over and over again to our own detriment.
New Year's resolutions are cliche, but they aren't without
value, because taking the time to think about what is holding us back from our dreams has enormous
benefits.
«The public funds, at least in Pennsylvania, are structured to enable the bank to make a loan that they might
not be able to make without the public debt behind them by enhancing the loan - to -
value, reducing the risk to [the bank], and then passing on some
benefits [to the borrower] in the form of lower interest rates, which help cash - flow issues.»
The art of listening is usually underrated as a skill and the potential
benefits of listening are
not often acknowledged or
valued.
One study by economist Elaine McCrate found that any reduction in wages associated with the
benefit of flexibility is modest at best and, in fact, many jobs with greater flexibility have higher wages.137 Furthermore, the volatility of earnings for many independent contractors would offset any compensating wage differentials, because workers can
not compare the
value of flexibility to higher earnings when they aren't able to predict their earnings as independent contractors.138
In the event you pass, the cash
value is
not paid to your beneficiary like the death
benefit would be.
Silver may never be
valued as highly as gold, but it does deliver some
benefits that gold simply can't.
As the father of
value investing, Benjamin Graham, once wrote, «The real money in investing will have to be made — as most of it has been in the past —
not out of buying and selling, but out of owning and holding securities, receiving interest and dividends, and
benefiting from their long - term increase in
value.»
«This will greatly
benefit start - ups looking for raising venture funding
not just for the money but for the other
value addition that raising money from a venture capital firm brings such as direction and mentorship from seasoned investors and being able to package the start - up as an entity that has raised funding from a prestigious venture capital fund to boost investor confidence,» said Dhruva.
Buying paid - up additions is similar to buying a small single - premium life insurance policy as you increase the policy's cash
value and death
benefit but don't have ongoing payments.
Not only do precious metals offer important portfolio diversification
benefits, but they can also offer a store of
value, an inflation hedge, and protection in the event of a financial system crisis.
Cash
value life insurance refers to any life insurance policies that
not only have a death
benefit but also accumulate
value in a separate account within the policy.
So when stock and house
values rise,
not all households
benefit.
The upshot is that private firms track land
values for their own constituencies, but their aim is to buy stocks in firms with undervalued land or otherwise
benefit from speculation,
not use better taxes from land -
value gains as a means of lowering taxes elsewhere throughout the economy.
(Keep in mind, however, that withdrawing or borrowing funds from your policy will reduce its cash
value and death
benefit if
not repaid.)
Remember that the key justification for
not paying dividends was that the earnings were being retained for stock buybacks and increases in book
value for the
benefit of shareholders.
Other risks and uncertainties include the timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed transactions between ILG and MVW, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals for the proposed transactions that could reduce anticipated
benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transactions; the possibility that ILG's stockholders may
not approve the proposed transactions; the possibility that MVW's stockholders may
not approve the proposed transactions; the possibility that the expected synergies and
value creation from the proposed transactions will
not be realized or will
not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that the businesses of ILG and MVW will
not be integrated successfully; disruption from the proposed transactions making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; the risk that unexpected costs will be incurred; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing; the possibility that the proposed transactions do
not close, including due to the failure to satisfy the closing conditions; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties.
The
values of these personal
benefits are based on the incremental aggregate cost to our company and are
not individually quantified because none of them individually exceed the greater of $ 25,000 or 10 percent of the total amount of perquisites and personal
benefits for such NEO.
Pelican works with company owners to structure transactions that allow owners to
not only realize
value in their business today, but remain with the company and experience the professional and financial
benefit of taking the business to the next level.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are
not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying
value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated
benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the
benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market
value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.
Renewables are economic, affordable, viable and have
benefits that aren't completely
valued in the market today.
That's important because a large part of Uber's
value (maybe it's only true
value) hinges on the fact that it doesn't employ its drivers — that means no payroll taxes,
benefits costs or insurance.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are
not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand
value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying
value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated
benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the
benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market
value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are
not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying
value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated
benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the
benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market
value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.
So I don't think it's a surprise that when Donald Trump gets up and says, «I'm going to give you free
benefits and I'm going to get rid of the rules, that I'm going to unshackle banks so that they can make more money again'that they're
value would go up.»
If you work for a company that does
not offer a qualified retirement plan (or does
not offer a life insurance option in an existing plan) or if you have already contributed the maximum amount to your qualified retirement plan, a cash
value insurance policy can offer some of the tax
benefits of a qualified retirement plan.
«As long as you're doing something that doesn't harm the
value of the company, accelerating the
benefits to shareholders is exactly what creating
value is about.
A frequent criticism of factor investing is that factor returns are stronger in small caps Our research highlights that this is
not uniformly true across factors
Value and Size
benefit most from including small caps INTRODUCTION Factor investing can be challenged in many ways.
In addition to things like better fraud protection and lower fees, the biggest
benefit of digital currency is inherent in its existence — while there are cybersecurity concerns, the
value is
not tied to the political or economic climate of one nation.