Sentences with phrase «of as a speculative investment»

The aim is to promote the use of bitcoin in retail stores instead of as a speculative investment, he detailed.

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Although the Volcker Rule limits the speculative trading that commercial banks can do, it isn't as rigorous as the actual separation of commercial lending and investment banking that existed under the Glass - Steagall regulatory framework that was in place from 1933 through most of the 20th century.

Company offerings presented on the site are considered to be highly speculative and, as such, are suitable only for purchasers who are prepared to risk the loss of their entire investment.

Investing in high yield fixed income securities, otherwise known as «junk bonds», is considered speculative and involves greater risk of loss of principal and interest than investing in investment grade fixed income securities.

As savings were force up structurally, whether because of rising income inequality or a declining household share of GDP, the system responded in ways that were sustainable (increases in productive investment) and in ways that were unsustainable (rising inventory in China, increases in speculative investment in the US, China, and Europe, and increases in credit - financed consumption in the US and southern Europe).

If they are to succeed — not only as a fringe medium of exchange or speculative investment, but as real competitors with government currencies — some new programmers are going to have to come along and make currencies whose digital coins are created in a much different manner than the current ones.

With the youngest boomer age 50 and most of the generation retiring over the next 16 years, making the right investment decision has become more crucial than ever before, as the risk of making speculative gambles can no longer be entertained.

Alternative investments, such as hedge funds, private equity / private debt and private real estate funds, are speculative and involve a high degree of risk that is suitable only for those investors who have the financial sophistication and expertise to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in a fund and for which the fund does not represent a complete investment program.

We are deeply concerned that the Investment Company Institute (ICI) Letter lays out a set of changes to the Proposed Rule which wold effectively negate the derivatives exposure limits in the rule and render them useless as a tool for controlling speculative leverage at registered funds, as is required by the 1940 Act.

Conversely, when their risk outlook changes, and they become fearful, pulling money from speculative areas of the market in favor of «flight to quality» investments such as cash and high - quality fixed income.

Regulators all around the world, including the US, UK, and Hong Kong, have called out the use of them as «very high - risk, speculative investment (s)».

While we do not view the fabrication demand for gold to make jewellery as a driver for increased gold prices, we do view the lack of a supporting market for physical gold as a hindrance to significant positive moves in the gold price by investment and / or speculative demand.

When considering alternative investments, you should consider the fact that some products may utilize leverage and other speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss and be illiquid, are not required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, may involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds, often charge high fees including incentive fees, and in many cases have underlying investments that are not transparent and are known only to the investment manager.

As it's the case with other investments, no one can accurately predict the actual value of bitcoin in the future — it's purely speculative.

Thank goodness I always treated btc as a VERY speculative investment and never invested anything over 1 % of my portfolio.

The Philippines saw $ 640.84 million of foreign investment in May 2013 flow out of the country as speculative investors yanked capital from the emerging...

Penny stocks under performed other investments at the end of 2017 as most speculative capital poured into cryptocurrency and blockchain offerings.

The publication gives a multitude of examples of the severe violations of the right to food and nutrition that the current food system is provoking: from forced evictions and land grabbing by companies or corrupted members of governments, as illustrated by the articles on Mexico and on the Arab Spring, to inappropriate food supply programs or speculative investments in agrofuels, described in the articles on Bangladesh, Paraguay and the Philippines.

Three candidates couldn't make through the National Assembly hearing process under the current president for the last four years because of (1) his speculative investment in real estate using secret information, (2) earning too much money when working as a lawyer, and (3) his historical viewpoint that lawmakers and general public don't endorse or agree to.

Meanwhile, McMahon suggested that if Andrew Cuomo wanted to target business tax giveaways, he should look at his own programs, «such as the $ 420 million a year the state doles out to wealthy film and TV producers, or the state's $ 750 million speculative investment in billionaire Elon Musk's solar - panel factory in Buffalo, or the 100 percent tax exemptions that will flow to the handpicked corporate occupants of the «Start - Up NY» zones.»

The par amount outstanding of investment - grade corporate debt, as measured by the S&P U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index, has increased over USD 4 trillion since September 2007, while the amount of speculative - grade outstanding, as measured by the S&P U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Index, has increased by USD 80investment - grade corporate debt, as measured by the S&P U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index, has increased over USD 4 trillion since September 2007, while the amount of speculative - grade outstanding, as measured by the S&P U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Index, has increased by USD 80Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index, has increased over USD 4 trillion since September 2007, while the amount of speculative - grade outstanding, as measured by the S&P U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Index, has increased by USD 800 billion.

Let's say that 10 % of my portfolio is in something really speculative such as bitcoin (speculative for me at least)... now I've said to myself that I'm only prepared to have 10 % of the value of my portfolio in this investment in case it goes bust.

Should I sell off the 1080 USD as profit, to take my speculative investment back to 10 % of my current portfolio value?

@stanri as a sidenote, the whole concept of «pay out» is not how many of us bitcoin believers think, because bitcoin is a currency, despite its common use as a speculative investment.

These types of low - rated bonds are the same as the high - yielding and speculative bonds, because they carry the highest risk and can bring the highest return on investment, if they are paid back at maturity.

As mentioned above, more speculative investments are best held outside of an RRSP.

Any speculative investments that expose you to greater - than - average risk of losing principal, such as penny stocks and high - yield bonds

(Where the intent is to retain ownership and spend the yield / dividend from the investment - as opposed to the intent to sell portions of the equity - ownership - correctly named speculation) Also all the modeling is «market wide», which of necessity, is a highly speculative assessment - as the vast majority of equities pay no yield.

To a reasonable approximation, in the long term, the Total Return (as an annualized percentage) equals the sum of the Investment Return and the Speculative Return.

Alternative investments are speculative, subject to high return volatility and involve a high degree of risk including, but not limited to, the risks associated with leverage, derivative instruments such as options and futures, distressed securities, may be illiquid on a long term basis and short sales.

AGI on the Irish market is an interesting net net but very dependent on the drug they are developing so its more of a speculative net net as opposed to an investment.

Investing in high yield fixed income securities, otherwise known as «junk bonds» is considered speculative and involves greater risk of loss of principal and interest than investing in investment grade fixed income securities.

What drove the demand was that in times of strife, Chinese households have been known to stockpile the more valuable bladders as speculative investments, on some occasions even trading them as currency.

The prospect of rising rates of return from agricultural commodities and from increases in land value boosts the attractiveness of agricultural land also as a speculative investment for rich individuals, large pension funds and state funds.

As we've discussed concerning the money secrets of the wealthy, those in the know generally don't risk their safe assets on speculative investments.

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This seemingly contradicts a radio interview given earlier in the day by Korea's finance minister, Kim Dong - yeon, who stated in a radio interview with TBS Radio, «The government stance is that it needs to regulate cryptocurrency investment as it is a largely speculative investment... The shutdown of virtual currency exchanges is still one of the options (that the government has).»

The notable successes of token sales as speculative investments could end up being the nail in their coffin, argues Noelle Acheson.

The FCA states on its website that ICOs constitute «very high - risk, speculative investments,» and that, as they are largely unregulated, it may not be able to offer protection of any kind.

As in other highly speculative markets, individual investors should be careful to understand the possible pitfalls of these investments and the potential for losses.

He further stated «[A] fever of speculative investment in cryptocurrencies is ongoing... however, cryptocurrencies are unable to play a role as a means of payment.»

So these folks argue that Bitcoin currently is rather used as a speculative investment vehicle than as a means of payment — a development that puts its price on a shaky ground and therefore forces the entire Bitcoin network to be at the mercy of wavering speculators.

«[A] fever of speculative investment in cryptocurrencies is ongoing... however, cryptocurrencies are unable to play a role as a means of payment.»

In Fall 2017, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) indicated that the purchase of coins or tokens sold in ICOs entails significant risks for investors and described ICOs as «highly speculative investments».

Unless you are an investor of a speculative nature, you should always require as much certainty of a guaranteed return as possible when losing money to an investment opportunity for any length of time.

Risk Disclosure: Alternative investment products, including real estate investments, notes & debentures, hedge funds and private equity, involve a high degree of risk, often engage in leveraging and other speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss, can be highly illiquid, are not required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, may involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds, often charge high fees which may offset any trading profits, and in many cases the underlying investments are not transparent and are known only to the investment manager.