Sentences with phrase «of bold investments»

The story of venture capital appears to be a compelling narrative of bold investments and excess returns.

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«Because of our emphasis on the long - term, we may make decisions and weigh tradeoffs differently than some companies... We will continue to make investment decisions in light of long - term market leadership considerations rather than short - term profitability considerations or short - term Wall Street reactions... We aren't so bold as to claim that the above is the «right» investment philosophy, but it's ours, and we would be remiss if we weren't clear in the approach we have taken and will continue to take.»

Nadal could be seen this fall on CNBC, BNN and Business Insider, offering confident reassurances on the state of the ad business and boasting that while the Big Four chose to batten down the economic hatches over the past couple of years, MDC saw it as a key time for bold investment.

What's behind the multi-million dollar investment and the bold choice of venue?

Elliott Management, the activist investment group that had been pushing EMC to make a bold move, issued a statement of support.

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«So if my buddy at hedge fund XYZ tells me that such and such company is a great investment, or if you go to any of these conferences where someone really smart comes up and makes a bold case on whatever company, it may seem compelling at first.

If the title makes you uncomfortable, you will feel more uncomfortable after you read Dever's bold challenge of 20 common investment myths.

In a bold move, Arab Jordan Investment Bank acquired the local business of HSBC Bank Middle East in Jordan, which raised $ 417 million in bonds for its clients in 2013, in January this year.

In fact, if combined with bold new policy leadership, we would be entering a new era of growth and investment opportunities.

Just weeks after Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, surprised the world with a bold plan to inflate Japanese assets and weaken the Japanese yen by buying 80 trillion yen ($ 680 billion) in Japanese bonds, exchange - traded funds and real estate investment trusts, prime minister Shinzō Abe upstaged him by calling a snap election for mid-December, two years ahead of schedule.

Notwithstanding these draft conclusions, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has reinforced the Nationals» commitment to the introduction of (amongst other things) an effects test: see «The bold new face of the National Party», RN Breakfast, 21 July 2016 and Jared Owens, «Fiona Nash rejects Productivity Commission on foreign investment, regulations» (The Australian, 21 July 2016).

The LIRR is the backbone of the region's economy, and the strength and resiliency of Long Island requires bold, transformative investments to bolster our transportation network,» Governor Cuomo said.

Others acknowledge the achievements of the Blair years - minimum wage, Sure Start, investment in public services, international aid, progress on child poverty etc - but judge he should have been bolder.

Utica Councilman Joseph A. Marino said: «I find it incredibly exciting to have such a bold proposal put forth by the County Executive, and as details emerge I look forward to hearing about the proposition on how we can work together to bring possibly hundreds of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in private investment by the Oneida Nation.

Since coming into office, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo has deployed some bold initiatives aimed at curbing the corruption menace in order to assure the investing public of the safety of their investments.»

That was a bold step that differentiated us from the academic environment; it said we're not just looking at the frontiers of science, but we're really focusing on immediate return for investment.

Just a couple of years ago I remember myself buying up all the bright and bold fashion jewelry I could get my hands on, only to realize that it was a poor investment.

Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything.

Not content to see his work and his financiers» investment flushed down the toilet, the four - time Oscar nominee took the bold step of recasting with Christopher Plummer and reshooting Spacey's scenes just six weeks out from release.

This will require an even bolder voice demanding new national investment priorities to ensure America has a competitive labor force, diplomatic corps and military in the 21st century world and becomes a beacon in a world desperately hungering for a moral example by its treatment of all of its children.»

«The Saul Zaentz Early Childhood Initiative is a bold and forward - thinking investment in the field of early childhood education.

Educators 4 Excellence - Los Angeles launches a bold proposal for the evolution of teacher compensation and investment in school climate

No matter how you measure it, the Renewal Program isn't helping kids, despite de Blasio's promise of a «bold» plan with «profound impact» backed by a «major investment» — almost a billion dollars by 2019 — that will «shake the foundations» of NYC's school system and «turn every Renewal school into a successful school» within three years or he would shut it down.

June 3, 2014 (Los Angeles)-- Educators 4 Excellence - Los Angeles, a teacher - led organization that seeks to elevate the voices of teachers in policy discussions, called for bolder investments in teacher retention and school climate.

Julayne Virgil is the CEO of Girls Inc. of Alameda County where she leads the investment in thousands of girls in grades K - 12 in the East Bay as they navigate gender, economic, social and racial barriers to realize their full potential and to become the strong, smart and bold leaders of tomorrow.

This will require combining bold revenue reforms with a strategic rethinking of budget priorities that include a renewed willingness for forward - looking investments in education, workforce development, and health.

The Democratic Party platform calls for «bold new investments by the federal government» to increase access to and the quality of the American educational system.

But this book trains the telescope on the less explored parts of the investment skies and provides us with the secret to success: run concentrated portfolios with permanent capital to prevent against capital withdrawals just at the depressed times when bold investment action is called for.

Keep in mind that only 10 stocks are held in the portfolio, the current holdings are italicized (the 2 new additions in bold) and the current holdings can be viewed on the right - hand side of Scott's Investments and in the second table below.

Keep in mind that only 10 stocks are held in the portfolio, the 4 new additions are in bold and the current holdings can be viewed on the right - hand side of Scott's Investments and in the second table below.

I am 32 years old and looking for investment opportunities, basically for retirement purposes, since I am just 32, I am ready to take bold investment ideas that bring me great rate of returns.

«In the last 24 hours two of the best - and wealthiest - companies on Earth, the Walt Disney Company (DIS) and Walmart (WMT) are getting panned for making bold investments in their businesses,» says TheStreet's Jim Cramer.

Better still for the cost of capital is the Moody's Baa average, which tracks the bold bet of lending to low investment grade corporations for 20 - 30 years.

The repeal of the FPR is a bold move that will permit Canadian investors to maximize their investment returns at a lower level of risk.

Tom Russo: I came upon value investing at the Stanford Business School in the early 1980s when Berkshire chairman, CEO Warren Buffett came to our class and it was a class taught by Jack McDonald, who is a lone voice in Palo Alto towards thinking about investing as though you are acquiring pieces of companies and then assessing whether you think that the company had competitive advantage that would endure and then coupling those two discoveries into the process of investing regardless of the environmental concerns or academic principles that might be in contradiction to the bold assertion that one might just identify a company with superior economics and a strong culture that could pose the investment for the lifetime of the investor.

No - load, low - fee mutual fund providers like Steadyhand are no doubt taking notice of RBC's bold announcement today that it is significantly reducing the fund investment minimums for its D - series mutual funds — to $ 500 from $ 10,000.

The invention of the Internet and microchips, the creation of the space program, the birth of the European Union — those breakthroughs were only made possible by big and bold investments in the future.

Instead of creating one more body for business - as - usual, governments, funding agencies, and international organizations should be taking bold action: committing to shift resources away from climate - damaging practices of chemical - intensive industrial agriculture and meat production and towards investment in and commitment to agroecology, food sovereignty, and support to small - scale food producers.

This bold policy leadership coupled with NYSERDA's workforce training investments will inject greater momentum into the state's fast - growing clean energy sector, which already employs over 146,000 workers today and is serving as an engine for economic growth in every region of our state.»

«We need to put some political weight behind a bolder agenda and come to terms with, yes, that may require some up - front investments, but ultimately it's going to put Connecticut in much healthier shape both in terms of our economy and our environment,» said Claire Coleman, energy attorney at Connecticut Fund for the Environment.

Federal investment in energy innovation is in line with America's great tradition of technological achievement, and it can finally tackle our fossil fuel addiction, accelerate the transition to energy independence, and boost our economic competitiveness, all in one bold step.

The highest performing investment banks are now using their front - office technologies in bold, innovative ways as a source of competitive advantage for the whole business.

It will require a deep investment in the development, testing, continuous improvement, and broad replication of innovative models of cross-disciplinary policy and programmatic interventions that are guided by scientific knowledge and led by practitioners in the medical, educational, and social services worlds who are truly ready to work together (and to train the next generation of practitioners) in new ways.88, 89 The sheer number and complexity of underaddressed threats to child health that are associated with toxic stress demands bold, creative leadership and the selection of strategic priorities for focused attention.