Sentences with phrase «positive return on the funds»

The practical question that agencies must consider — and one that the NIST report can help them answer — is whether RFID technology can produce measurable benefits and a positive return on the funds invested in a new system.

Not exact matches

While this performance differential has been the primary contributor to the Fund's long - term returns, it can be both positive or negative on a day - to - day basis.

For the five years ended this past August 31, the Group of Fifteen experienced on average negative returns of 8.89 % per year, vs. a negative 2.71 % for the S&P 500.4 The group of ten value funds I had studied in the «Searching for Rational Investors» article had been suggested by Bob Goldfarb of the Sequoia Fund.5 Over those same five years, the Goldfarb Ten enjoyed positive average annual returns of 9.83 %.

The positive side is the return on your investment is much greater if you have pick the right funds.

In this book Bill Schultheis presents a simple investing plan built on establishing an investment portfolio of low cost index funds that, based on historical performance, will generate positive returns over a long time period (10 + years).

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

«The New York State Common Retirement Fund has seen steady growth in the second half of 2012 and is on pace for a positive return as we approach the end of the fiscal year on March 31,» DiNapoli said.

And just a few months ago, Democratic lawmakers put federal taxpayers on the hook for another $ 23 billion in «edujobs» funds — without demanding a scintilla of positive change from American schools in return.

Many investors lost money on their bond funds, but in general, you should expect positive returns.

Here's the bottom line: the more you pay in fund fees, the better your investment has to perform for you to have a positive return on your investment.

We can also see that only four funds beat their benchmarks and had excess returns (positive values on the horizontal axis).

The DTAYS Quantitative Growth Fund is currently sitting at a value of $ 108,154.52, which represents a positive return of 8.15 % on the year.

The fund has a wide range of credit oriented securities that it can use on both a long and short basis to generate absolute (positive) returns over full market cycles.

The Montgomery Alpha Plus Fund is a market neutral fund investing in companies listed on the Australian and New Zealand exchanges and aims to generate positive returns while minimizing exposure to market directFund is a market neutral fund investing in companies listed on the Australian and New Zealand exchanges and aims to generate positive returns while minimizing exposure to market directfund investing in companies listed on the Australian and New Zealand exchanges and aims to generate positive returns while minimizing exposure to market direction.

For the five years ended this past August 31, the Group of Fifteen experienced on average negative returns of 8.89 % per year, vs. a negative 2.71 % for the S&P 500.4 The group of ten value funds I had studied in the «Searching for Rational Investors» article had been suggested by Bob Goldfarb of the Sequoia Fund.5 Over those same five years, the Goldfarb Ten enjoyed positive average annual returns of 9.83 %.

Q: We have recently retired and our financial advisor is very positive on us putting some part of our savings into a segregated fund, since it guarantees a minimum 3 % annual return and a full return of capital in 10 years.

In contrast, the CBOE Eurekahedge Short Volatility Index tracks the performance of underlying hedge fund managers who take a net short view on implied volatility with a goal of positive absolute return.

The CBOE Eurekahedge Long Volatility Index is designed to track the performance of underlying hedge fund managers who take a net long view on implied volatility with a goal of positive absolute return.

Both in extensive historical tests, and in the actual performance of the Hussman Strategic Growth Fund (inception through December 31, 2002), a positive return in one month has been followed, on average, by another positive return.

So, although you're paying a reasonable rate of interest on the borrowed funds (5 % in today's market), your dividend rates will exceed the interest (5 - 7 % in today's market), allowing for a positive rate of return on the borrowed funds themselves.

We see the logic of this better in their 10 year performance — while the investment companies all significantly outperformed the index (positive returns across the board), VOF was the clear leader of the pack, earning (on average) over double (at +61 %) the other two funds.

But the investors in that index fund, taking no selection risk, minimized the stock market's influence on their timing and earned a positive 2.4 % return, building their capital by 15 % during the challenging period.

«This trend toward lower - cost funds should have an exponentially positive impact on investors» returns in the future because costs compound over time and eat into investors» nest eggs,» says Patricia Oey, senior manager research analyst for Morningstar.

«As we continue our efforts to provide for and protect the health and well - being of our companion animals, this report is an encouraging sign that responsible pet ownership is on the rise and that this industry is having a positive impact on our country, both in terms of the benefits we derive from pets and those that we provide them in return,» said Bober, whose group funded the independent study in partnership with the Pet Leadership Council (PLC).

Legalist, a Y Combinator graduate, has successfully invested and recovered positive returns on several prior litigation investments and recently closed a $ 10.25 million investment fund.

So, although you're paying a reasonable rate of interest on the borrowed funds (5 % in today's market), your dividend rates will exceed the interest (5 - 7 % in today's market), allowing for a positive rate of return on the borrowed funds themselves.

«The asset class has... recently demonstrated the ability to generate high risk - adjusted returns, aiding in distributing funds back to investors at record levels and having a positive impact on investor appetite for real estate,» says Oliver Senchal, head of real estate products at Preqin.