Sentences with phrase «of lackluster returns»

With CD yields shrinking, money market returns frozen and the U.S. Treasury bond dipping recently to an all - time low, many of the traditional fixed - income investment strategies appear to be in a period of lackluster returns.

LPs are getting tired of lackluster returns from the old funds and the parade of indistinguishable pitchbooks.

Not exact matches

Nearly half of these hedgies posted only single - digit returns for their investors in 2016, «a lackluster sum in a year when the Standard & Poor's 500 - stock index was up 12 percent, accounting for reinvested dividends,» writes The New York Times.

The particular fund has had lackluster investment returns compared to the rest of the stock market.

Skeptics might well ask: Are management teams simply stretching for returns, or are they pursuing creative and disruptive strategies to spur shareholder returns amid an environment of lackluster growth and a dearth of investment opportunities?

Speaking of McIlroy, who has dropped to third place thanks to lackluster play since he returned from a July ankle injury, he took one of the most unusual penalty drops you're likely to see on tour.

But in 2009 he took a job in the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, before returning to New York in 2013 to make a lackluster bid for mayor on the Independence Party line.

After a lackluster period piece («Gangs of New York») and an uneven biopic («The Aviator»), director Martin Scorsese returns to familiar territory: the world of organized crime and the men and women who fall under its influence, either as willing participants or bitter antagonists.

The first few years of his career following the departure from the show were somewhat lackluster, but Smits eventually landed the role of Senator Bail Organa in the second and third Star Wars prequels, a move that would permanently cement him in film history in the minds of at least one very large fanbase.In addition to his work with the Star Wars franchise, Smits also made an inevitable return to the small - screen mid-decade with a prominent role on NBC's The West Wing during the show's 2004 - 2005 season.

I've seen «Halloween» more times than I can count, and probably shouldn't admit to how often I even watched the lackluster sequels like «Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers» in my teenage years.

After years of making lackluster front - wheel - drive road cars, Alfa Romeo is returning to its high - performance roots to compete with BMW and other luxury marques.

Russell is looking forward to spending some time with his wife and, fantasizing about romance returning to their lives after an absence of almost three decades, urges her to adjust - but Edie, who had a lackluster acting career before starting to breed, doesn't want to adapt, as for too long motherhood has been her shelter from «not risking failure or disappointment».

In the statement, the company cited the lackluster return of both funds in 2007, which caused investors redemption, as the main reason for the reopening.

AAII Model Portfolios Model Shadow Stock Portfolio: Implementing the New Four - Year Sell Rule A new time limit on portfolio holdings triggered the removal of four stocks that no longer qualify and have lackluster long - term returns.

A new time limit on portfolio holdings triggered the removal of four stocks that no longer qualify and have lackluster long - term returns.

A negative return occurs when a company or business has a financial loss or lackluster returns on an investment during a specific period of time.

The drawback to savings bonds is their lackluster rate of return; in early 2017, rates for series I bonds are at 2.76 %, and series EE bonds return a depressing 0.1 %.

In each case, it is worthwhile to note the lackluster annualized returns of both large and growth indexes, relative to the strong annualized returns delivered by all of the indexes labeled small or value.

Investors, who increasingly view dividends as an important component of an investment's return, still consider equities too risky and bonds too lackluster.

It was an eye - opening time for many real estate investors and developers because student housing was highlighted as being recession - proof — while other sectors saw huge declines, student housing was booming thanks to increased enrollment and many people returning to college to pursue higher degrees as a result of the lackluster job market.

CMBS and REIT markets boom, but concerns arise as to the quality of issues, narrowing spreads and lackluster returns...