Sentences with phrase «of risk they are taking on»

But no matter how carefully you've selected the stocks and bonds in your portfolio, it's a good idea to make some adjustments every once in a while to minimize the amount of risk you're taking on.

While stocks are generally considered a riskier investment, things like certificates of deposit or Treasury bills can cut down on the amount of risk you're taking on.

I don't believe most LC investors are being sufficiently rewarded for the degree of risk they are taking on with these loans.

The price of insurance is determined based on objective factors that determine the amount of risk being taken on.

However, they must also be compensated for the additional amount of risk they're taking on.

Large lenders will continue to step away from FHA originations, and smaller lenders originating FHA loans should be strongly aware of the risk they are taking on by continuing to originate FHA loans and increasing their portfolios as the larger banks exit the FHA market.

did not understand the nature of the documents, or the extent of the risk you were taking on, and did not receive legal advice before signing (for example, you may have thought you were giving a guarantee limited to a certain amount of money but a much larger amount is now being claimed, or you believe that the credit provider or broker used unfair tactics, or tricked or misled you when arranging the finance).

A major factor in the pricing of renters insurance is, of course, the total amount of risk being taken on by the company.

And what does that tell the insurance company about the kind of risk they are taking on by insuring you for $ 100,000 or $ 1,000,000?

However, usually the defendant must show that the person whom they claimed «assumed the risk» signed some kind of contract or was otherwise made aware of the risks they were taking on by engaging in the activity.

Because the insurance company does not know the level of risk they are taking on for each individual they insure with this type of policy, premiums tend to be higher per dollar of coverage than those of traditional types of life insurance.

Not because it has one ounce of bearing on the amount of risk they're taking on, assuming it's properly fenced, locked, and maintained by the apartment community, or an indoor pool with controlled access.

(This also helps the life insurance company to reduce the amount of risk it is taking on).

The price of insurance is determined based on objective factors that determine the amount of risk being taken on.

A major factor in the pricing of renters insurance is, of course, the total amount of risk being taken on by the company.

May 09, 2016 By investing in real estate you can add diversity to your portfolio and spread out the amount of risk you're taking on.

Not exact matches

People have been conditioned to try to beat the benchmark, but doing that (if it can be done — there's a lot of evidence to suggest it can't) involves taking on too much risk.

«The greatest risk is not on the battlefield but in standing up for what's right,» McRaven told the cadets, adding, «The truly great officers know that real victory is achieved when men and women of character take professional risks and challenge the weak - kneed, the faint of heart, the indecisive, or the bullies.»

The key enterprising skills I used when first starting out are the very same ones I use today: the art of delegation, risk - taking, surrounding yourself with a great team and working on projects you really believe in.

«In our 20s and 30s, assuming we got a start on our career, is precisely the time we need to take the risk [of investing in equities],» Diehl says.

Richard Branson is an iconic entrepreneurial figure, a high school drop - out whose knack for seizing opportunities, taking risks, spotting opportunities, and betting on himself and the people around him to build businesses in a variety of industries.

Stress and the toll it takes on mental health are occupational risks of entrepreneurship.

It's hard to convince small business owners that if they work extra hard or take on additional risk to expand their businesses, that the government is entitled to more than half of the rewards.

While investors will have to find stocks with higher yields, pay more for them and take on more risk in bonds, the biggest change in a permanently low - rate world is that people will need to set aside more of every paycheque if they want to keep the same goal for retirement income.

If you go to an Ivy League school, «there are prestigious companies that will take a chance on you even if you majored in classics or medieval history,» he writes, but «the problem is that while we need lots and lots of people with humanities and social science backgrounds, in today's increasingly anti-intellectual climate, majoring in philosophy is becoming a risk that fewer and fewer people can afford to take.»

Over its lifetime, the NES sold nearly 62 million units and was able to break out from the stable of other companies that were willing to take a risk on the home console market.

Comments: «In 2013, it will likely be the change in valuation that drives most of the performance of stocks, and the sentiment shift and willingness to take on risk reflected in that movement will be meaningful for bonds as well.

Convertible bonds are securities that pay interest, but give the bondholders the right to convert them to equity shares; they're basically a way to bet on the growth potential of a company without taking the risk of buying common shares.

One of the tools we use in trading is the «risk - reward ratio» — basically, how much risk you're willing to take on for how much potential reward.

The NTSB and the FAA must get to the bottom of what happened on the Southwest plane and take steps to ensure it won't happen again, which has been a key part of the formula for reducing risks in recent decades, said Matthews and Wallace.

Whether it's free videos, songs or apps, if it's not offered from a legitimate source such as the iTunes store or Google Play, people are taking a huge risk by saving this kind of content on their machines.

What we were wondering was, what on Earth made either of you want to take those kinds of risks?»

Wall Street stock futures are lower again this morning, with markets finally taking on board the risks of a Greek default and / or exit from the Eurozone.

The dilemma facing the boards at Microsoft, Apple or any board of directors on the departure of an innovative CEO is strategic: Do we want still want to be a innovative, risk taking company?

«As hackers devise more advanced and less recognizable threats, organizations that continue to settle for cybersecurity strategies that rely on a «feeling» of security are taking even greater risks in the coming year.»

Still, it's a smart move by the Times, especially as Chef'd takes on much of the operating risk.

As the traders battle for the best portfolio of the year, FMHR trader Jim Lebenthal takes risk off the table, and Stephanie Link, TIAA Global Asset Management, is focusing on quality.

In a separate hearing on ICOs in Congress last week, Mike Lempres, chief legal and risk officer for cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, said the company does not trade ICO tokens because it «can not take the risk of inadvertently trading an asset that is later found to be a security.»

Otherwise, there's no point in taking on the additional risk — not to mention the added expense — of active management.

«Gold is stuck between $ 1,238 - $ 1,260 with the risk to skewed to downside based on rising expected interest rates and failure to break higher which has left it vulnerable to profit - taking in the short term,» said Ole Hansen, the head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.

Both Ruiz and Cortazzo say they are using variable annuities sparingly with clients at this point, but for investors who are uncomfortable taking on a lot of market risk, annuities can be a solution.

The executive explained the worth of knowing what an individual investor wants based on what he needs out of a stock and the risks he is willing to take while investing.

Argued another: «Public - sector plans should be converted to defined - contribution plans to relieve those of us on our own private - sector defined - contributions plans from the burden of taking the investment risk for the public sector.»

The company is selling a thing (the kit) by saying it can provide «health reports on 254 diseases and conditions,» including categories such as «carrier status,» «health risks,» and «drug response,» and specifically as a «first step in prevention» that enables users to «take steps toward mitigating serious diseases» such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and breast cancer...» Most of the uses «listed on your website, a list that has grown over time,» the FDA writes, «are medical device uses [for the] Personal Genome Service.»

The same way that a bank deemed too big to fail might take greater risks — having the knowledge that its most severe mistakes will be underwritten by somebody else — so, too, can signing your name on a marriage licence offer a sort of insurance policy that changes your behaviour.

One reason workers are willing to take on risky jobs is because they are paid a compensating wage differential when the risk of death is high.

Because of this passion, these top leaders enthusiastically take on challenge, are highly optimistic when taking chances and take a rational approach to decision making to mitigate risk.

I think the magic of Silicon Valley (and, most visibly, San Francisco) is not in fostering risk - taking, but instead in making it safe to work on risky things.

More than a decade ago, Joey Wat at Yum China, was given the chance to take on a massive career challenge that had a high risk of failure — and her decision led Wat into the role she has now.

However, if proper steps aren't taken to arrive at an available name, the risk of stepping on an existing trademark can be high.