Sentences with phrase «not earn a decent return»

The real problem here is equity, not return — the asset management business requires little capital, while EIIB's surplus capital can not earn a decent return in the current environment (unless undue risk or leverage is employed).

Not exact matches

To even earn a decent return, you'd have to overcome not only dividend and capital gains taxes, but also the 2 % to 2.25 % fees that hit you up from the very first moment you open an account.

The fund would not just buy «stuff that was cheap statistically but companies that could actually earn decent returns but happened to be cheap temporarily for a variety of reasons,» he said.

I wouldn't waste much ink trying to argue this is a fantastic business, but because of strong market share, over a cycle NOV has earned a decent return on capital.

I can hear a banking executive say, «But if you do that, we won't be able to earn decent returns.

The reality is that, after the Federal Reserve has set and kept its benchmark short term rate to near zero for more than four years, there aren't many banks that offer savings accounts that would let savers earn a decent return for their hard earned money.

Depends on your perspective really: The Japanese are still rich (but maybe not getting richer), and the average worker's salary may have fallen, but deflation has allowed them to basically maintain their living standards & also earn a decent return on their savings.

If you can buy these low p / b stocks at the time they have reset the base (in reality we actually don't know the exact timing and maybe too early) then you can earn decent returns.

Um, Michael, why did we have to wait years to get a new management team if they were the key ingredient to earning a decent return on book (or buying back shares if that couldn't be done)?

So on one hand, you don't need to put in 10,000 hours to become a good investor capable of earning decent returns (a bit higher than benchmark indexes) on your investments.

It offers bonus points on everyday purchases, such as gas and groceries, so cardholders don't have to go out of their way to earn a decent return on spending.

You're not able to exploit reward points for maximum value but you can still earn a decent return around 2 % and won't have to hassle with confusing and complex reward systems.

Lastly, since whole life insurance takes so long to earn a decent rate of return it is not a best in class savings product.

Sandy Geffen also cautions home owners to guard against the most common pitfall, over-capitalising, which will not only diminish return on investment in the long term but could also defeat the object of earning a decent income in the short term because the costs outweigh the revenue.