Not exact matches
The
bonds in the Social Security trust fund aren't real assets: Instead, they are claims
against future revenue.
By selling the
bonds to Monaco, investors were trying to get around the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which says, «The judicial power of the United States shall
not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted
against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.»
Bond laddering does
not assure a profit or protect
against loss.
-LRB-...) their bets
against the
bonds of «core» eurozone countries —
not just France, but Germany and the Netherlands too — represent a new, deeper level of bearishness on the single currency area's prospects.
Since rising interest rates means the
bond's fixed rate is
not competitive
against newly issued
bonds at higher market rates, then it stands to reason that longer - term
bonds (those with longer to pay at the lower rate) are going to see their prices fall further than short - term
bonds.
I would argue that our standard line of defence
against inflation is
not Index - Linked government
bonds as suggested, but is actually our diversified stock portfolio.
Bonds and money market accounts and certificates of deposits provide some balance
against a turbulent stock market and give you a safe harbor for your money; stocks give you the earning power that can turn your contributions into a sizable
nest egg.
As a result, typical duration - heavy
bond funds may
not provide as effective a hedge
against equity risk as they used to.
There is another risk that
bonds help guard
against that doesn't kick in until you reach retirement.
The comparison isn't
against high - yield
bonds, either.
Because TIPS protect investors
against inflationary concerns and nominal
bonds do
not, they behave differently from one another.
The real opposition for Buber is
not between philosophy and religion, as it at first appears to be, but between that philosophy which sees the absolute in universals and hence removes reality into the systematic and the abstract and that which means the
bond of the absolute with the particular and hence points man back to the reality of the lived concrete — to the immediacy of real meeting with the beings over
against one.
The real conflict for Buber is
not between philosophy and religion, but between that philosophy which sees the absolute in universals and hence removes reality into the systematic and the abstract and that which means the
bond of the absolute with the particular and hence points man back to the reality of the lived concrete — to the immediacy of real meeting with the beings over
against one.
Projecting some individual success or prospect that would be available to us were it
not for our responsibilities to others, we may detach or distance ourselves from these
bonds, or at least be ready to, in order to guarantee
against «losing ourselves.»
Bonds has homered in each of his three at bats
against Middlebrook, who said after Friday's game, «I threw him a couple of good sliders, and he didn't even lift his bat for them.
Hardy is carving out his niche in Hollywood and becoming a regular leading man, which actually may work
against him as
Bond characters tend to gain fame from the role, and
not vice versa.
he is
not in Ireland and is
not a US citizen so that will definitely work
against him.plus he sent 5 people to the hospital and could face at least 5 multi-million dollar lawsuits and 5 order of protections meaning he can in no way try to contact the 5 named or else violate his
bond... his career is over and they will have his jail cell waiting for him...
At the center of the debate is whether the deficit is really $ 62 million or $ 80 million, except in Meyers» case, as he believes the deficit to actually be more than $ 80 million, and voted
against the
bond because he does
not think his colleagues are serious about balancing the budget.
Tisch's ambivalence toward the
bond act reflects that of statewide school groups, which routinely advocate for increased funding but don't plan to lobby for or
against the
bond issue.
In my practice, self - care and stress management are
not luxuries, and regularly releasing hormones like oxytocin is a great way to help manage a hectic schedule, as this
bonding hormone buffers
against stress hormones like cortisol that can make you tired, old, and overweight.
I haven't totally decided
against floral blazers... like James
Bond says, «Never Say Never» my friends.
Whether you're for or
against this form of «facial intercourse,» as coined by sexologist Dr. Ava Cadell at Loveology University, kissing can be a highly erotic and playful activity that can enhance the attachment and
bonding process of new dating partners (
not to mention hiking up the horniness factor with those raging hormones and adrenaline!)
Interracial couples are with each other because of the love and
bonding between them and it does
not necessarily mean they are
against racism.
I'm
not saying anything
against powerful
bonds made through dating sites, but I do think that going into the site actively looking for a partner is
not the best way to do it.
Their hurts and sorrows seem common enough — love
not returned, the complicated
bond of mothers and sons, paths
not taken, paths taken and regretted — and Mayer plays them out in a drifting ebb and flow set
against a serenely bucolic landscape belied by the turmoil within each savage breast.
Charter school advocates
not only spoke up in favor of school petitions, but
against some of the
bond money being spent that should be shared with charter schools.
By the same token, you can
not default on the
bond, as that would
not be fair to bondholders, many of whom buy school
bonds as a hedge
against inflation and for their retirement.
Because the Board has issued alternate revenue
bonds for which property tax levies are
not extended, these
bonds do
not count
against the legal debt limit imposed by the Illinois School Code.
For the first time, the political arm of the California Charter Schools Association campaigned heavily
against a proposed school construction
bond in a district that hadn't agreed to share the proceeds with charter schools.
When the lawyer for the state of Illinois tried to argue that the state had an interest in working with «a stable, responsible, independent counterpart that's well - resourced enough that it can partner in the process of
not only contract negotiation,» Justice Kennedy broke in and devastatingly finished his thought by saying, «It can partner with you in advocating for a greater size workforce,
against privatization,
against merit promotion, for teacher tenure, for higher wages, for massive government, for increasing
bonded indebtedness, for increasing taxes.»
If the story is real — and it seems JLR are
not denying it — it won't be the first time
Bond has battled a baddie in a Jag; in Die Another Day,
Bond drove an Aston Martin Vanquish
against the villain's Jaguar XKR.
Should that occur,
bonds will
not be as effective a hedge
against equity risk.
As a result, typical duration - heavy
bond funds may
not provide as effective a hedge
against equity risk as they used to.
But given low
bond yields and modest projected returns for stocks in recent years, a number of retirement experts have cautioned that the 4 % rule might
not provide the same margin of safety
against running out of money as it has in the past.
Not only does this mark a new era of investment alternatives from traditional assets like stocks and
bonds for investors to use in order to protect
against portfolio risks but as investors allocate to commodities in local Asian markets, the futures growth may help standardize the quality of energy and food to make prices less volatile and their environment cleaner.
What I am arguing is that choosing the narrow area of the
bond market that did best over the last 30 years — highest quality noncallable long debt, is
not a fair comparison
against the stock market as a whole.
Having had a quick look at some ETFs it seems that their price can fluctuate (i.e. is
not always on a slow upward trend; see iShares 1 - 3 Year International Treasury
Bond ETF), which seems to disqualify using them as a temporary hedge
against counterparty risk with some small positive interest.
Bonds help cushion
against growth risks but
not inflation risks.
He is at or near retirement, has a large percent of his
nest egg in
bonds, and dabbles with writing calls
against his large cap dividend - paying stocks that he's owned forever.
In other words, you can take out a margin loan
against your portfolio's value and deduct the interest if you buy stocks — but you can't deduct the interest if you use the money to buy municipal
bonds or a new car.
Hedge funds which benchmark
against an index such as the S&P 500 and can go anywhere, invest in
bonds, loans, distressed debt, currency, etc is
not what the Prof is talking about and hence, perhaps, some of the confusion surrounding returns on an index and the word «collectively».
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against the surety
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Unless you have huge sums to invest, you may
not be able to buy enough different
bond issues to protect yourself
against the financial impact of one or two rotten
bonds.
the relationship between interest rates and time, determined by plotting the yields of all or as many
bonds of similar credit quality (eg: Treasuries or AA - rated Corporates),
against their maturities; yield curves typically slope upward since longer maturities normally have higher yields, although it can be flat or even inverted; the Fixed Income Search Results Scattergraph shows several smoothed yield curves for different fixed - income product types and credit qualities; these are based on
bonds that Fidelity recognizes and are
not equal to the entire universe of
bonds, which is significantly larger than the number of
bonds offered by Fidelity on any given day
The bulk of your savings can then go into a portfolio of stocks and
bonds (or, more likely stock funds and
bond funds), which can generate the higher returns you'll need to maintain your purchasing power
against inflation and prevent you from depleting your
nest egg too soon.
This is
not to say that
bonds are a perfect hedge
against rapid changes in inflation.
Put simply, high yield
bonds might
not provide sufficient diversification
against equity market risk.
Perhaps conditions will remain in place for investors to benefit from these allocations, but the possibility for retrenchment can also be convincingly argued:
bond markets allow creditors to borrow
against the future, and eventually the future tends to conform to harsh (but logical) economic realities,
not feel - good hopes and fictions.1
Because they are
not managed
against a specific benchmark, unconstrained
bond funds may also pose challenges for investors in understanding and measuring their performance.
First, if the firm is covered by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), and most are, the
bond is protected
against loss — that is,
against physical loss of the certificate —
not against a decline in price due to market conditions.