Sentences with phrase «primarily be of interest»

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It's considered to be a «safe» rate, with the withdrawals consisting primarily of interest and dividends.

What's more, in the first years of ownership, your mortgage payments are going primarily to paying interest on the loan.

While Fink is right to point out that low interest rates are putting a large burden on those of us trying to save retirement, he does not address the fact that central banks aren't primarily responsible for the fact that bonds of all types are yielding less today than we're used to.

The basic idea that Freeman defends is that corporate managers shouldn't see themselves as beholden primarily to shareholders, but rather as ethically obligated to balance the interests of a wide range of stakeholders.

Another interesting nugget: At the time, Facebook had a 1.9 million monthly userbase (out of which an impressive 1.2 million logged on every day, proving that even in its infancy, Facebook was potently addictive) that primarily used the network to do things like «find students who share similar interests or courses.»

The outsize default rates also expose some less savory aspects of the franchise industry, Fillet says, namely that many franchisors are primarily interested in the hefty fee associated with the initial franchise purchase.

Successful pitching of the media is driven primarily by how interesting you make your idea to them.

PR can generate interest primarily because of the medium: News stories by their very nature are more credible than advertisements.

The interest rate is primarily determined by the lender's evaluation of the borrower's credit history.

This type of equity investor differs from angel investors and other equity investors as the firms are primarily interested in high - value opportunities (think millions of dollars rather than thousands or tens of thousands of dollars).

The Effective Interest Yield for the second quarter of 2017 was 32.8 %, primarily reflecting the impact of higher delinquency and net charge - off rates in the second quarter of 2017 relative to the prior year period.

Icahn Enterprises Holdings is primarily engaged in the business of holding direct or indirect interests in various operating businesses.

On the other hand, if directors primarily serve a broader constituency of stakeholders (or society at large), is it possible to determine which groups are being served and how directors can prioritize between divergent stakeholder interests?

As a percentage of GDP, more than half of the outstanding sovereign bonds in the developed world originated from countries or regions where negative interest rate policies are in place, primarily representing bonds from the euro zone and Japan.

Direct program expenses were up $ 1.0 billion (5.5 %), primarily due to the timing of payments as well as an increase in federal government employee pension and other future benefit liabilities, reflecting the impact of lower interest rates.

College graduates are primarily hoping to reduce interest rates, reduce monthly payments, and possibly save money over the term of their loan through refinancing.

The net impact of the slightly more positive economic forecast is to lower the deficit by $ 0.9 billion in 2010 - 11 from their November 2010 Update, primarily due to the impact of lower - than - forecast interest rates on public debt charges.

First, an analysis of publicly - traded Vertical SaaS vs. Horizontal SaaS companies yielded some interesting results (since we primarily invest in emerging growth - oriented companies, we only included SaaS businesses with less than $ 250M in revenue and 15 % + CAGR)... Despite similar growth profiles (30 - 40 % forecasted revenue growth), our selected public Vertical SaaS businesses field EBITDA margins that are on average 20 % -25 % higher than our selected Horizontal SaaS businesses.

Most likely it was the near doubling of interest rates, which tend to disproportionately impact those sectors, such as utilities, owned primarily for their dividend yield.

Notwithstanding its potential environmental burdens, the JRP ultimately concluded that the NGP is in the public interest, citing various societal benefits including primarily jobs and job - training for Aboriginal communities but also «research, monitoring, and planning initiatives and techniques with relevance beyond the project» and economic benefits, first and foremost the importance of «opening Pacific Basin markets» (NGP Report, Volume II, Chapter 2, s. 2.4.3 and 2.4.4.).

This inflow was partly offset by $ 48.7 - million of financing expenditures that were driven by $ 37.4 - million in interest paid on outstanding debt, and $ 46 - million of investing activities primarily at Hudbay's Peru and Manitoba operations.

For example, if you are primarily interested in green energy investments, and would like to invest in an ETF or mutual fund, consider the objectives of the fund, in addition to assessing it relative to an alternative energy benchmark index such as the S&P Global Clean Energy Index (SPGTCLEN), NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index (CELS), or World Alternative Energy Index (WAEXPDC).

For individual investors, duration is primarily used as a measure of a bond fund's sensitivity to prevailing interest rates.

Overall, the Strategic Total Return Fund remains positioned primarily to benefit from downward pressure on real interest rates and the U.S. dollar, but our overall exposure to risk is relatively conservative in all of the asset classes we hold - TIPS, precious metals, utilities, U.S. agency notes, and foreign government securities.

Our view that the Canadian interest rate tightening cycle will lag that in the United States is therefore primarily the result of factors outside of the respective business cycles.

These increases were partially offset by lower revenue from the sale of vacation ownership products primarily due to revenue reportability and lower financing revenues from lower interest income on a declining notes receivable portfolio.

Because the fund invests primarily in municipal securities, there is a risk that the value of these securities will fall if interest rates rise.

In June, the company completed a securitization of a pool of approximately $ 23.8 million of primarily highly - seasoned vacation ownership notes receivable that the company had previously classified as not being eligible for securitization, at a weighted average interest rate of 6.25 percent and an advance rate of 95 percent.

Net earnings and net earnings available to common shareholders included a $ 265.3 million one - time income tax net benefit, a $ 53.2 million gain primarily related to non-cash mark - to - market adjustments on interest rate swaps and a $ 37.6 million loss on extinguishment of debt, each of which are discussed later in this release and were treated as adjustments for non-GAAP measures.

According to the Department of Finance, the deficit in August 2015 was primarily due to updated accrual estimates of employee pension and other employee future benefits, reflecting changes to the interest rate assumptions.

Whereas many animal charities draw funds primarily from within the movement (e.g., from other animal advocates and animal charities), GFI is seeking to reach potential donors whose primary interests are in environmental protection, the sustainability of the global food system, and human health.

As of last week, the Market Climate for stocks was characterized by unusually unfavorable valuations and unfavorable market action (a deterioration from the prior week, primarily on the basis of interest - sensitive securities such as bonds and utilities, as well as measures of breadth and distribution).

The flurry of deals is a reflection primarily of three factors: low interest rates, robust corporate balance sheets and a global economy that remains sluggish.

The major element in this innovation was the unusual legislation that Augustus initiated that, although aimed primarily at the elite, for the first time made «the private life of virtually every Roman... a matter of the state's concern and regulation», with the state taking upon itself the unusual role of not only arbiter but also prosecutor for crimes of immorality, crimes in which it had previously had no interest.

Is not this, in brief, the challenge before all of us today, whether our interests are primarily ecological or political, whether we are Jews or Greeks, males or females, First World or Third World?

But Martin is primarily interested in what, for lack of a better formula, I shall call the problem of faith and history.

It is not in their best interests, primarily because the law it contradicts is not an external law imposed on them (a heteronomous law) but is the law of their very being, and to act contrary to who they are will make them, at the end of the day, miserable.

It appears to express the interests of the affluent for whom nature is experienced primarily as a place for recreation rather than the source of sustenance.

The interest for us in this doctrine is primarily that it illustrates further the importance and persistence of the questions raised by the human experiences of change and of dependence.

I would also limit the term «shepherding» to those situations in which it is possible for the minister to concentrate on the healing, sustaining, or guiding of the person or persons, rather than having primarily, at that point, to protect the interest of the group or the institution as perhaps against that of the person.

They are written primarily for ministers (and those preparing for the ministry), but we hope that they will also prove useful to other counselors who are interested in the crucial role of spiritual and value issues in all helping relationships.

It has almost seemed that in every epoch there were some who were primarily interested in naming the name of Christ, clarifying its doctrinal and theological meaning, and defending that meaning against its enemies — but who named the name without giving the cup of water.

Moreover, the two major American parties are not primarily competitive interest groups, with one, for example, representing capital and the other labor, or one reflecting rural interests and the other the interests of urban people.

Even among scholars who conceive of the study of the interrelation of religion and society as primarily a descriptive task, there are quite a few who do not deny the normative interest which ultimately (originally and finally) dictates the inquiry.

Thus, the curriculum of liberal studies is to be guided primarily by concern for high quality, not by considerations of student popularity and interest — though these may be welcome by - products.

The interest was primarily political, but the contending parties gave their views a religious coloring, and there was much persecution and bloodshed in the name of religion.

He was interested primarily in simplicity and coherence — in particular, the symmetry of the forms of the equations for electrical and magnetic fields in motion.38 The variability of individual weighting among various criteria, which Kuhn describes, is also most noticeable in the early stages of a new theory.

The series listed was written primarily for ministers (and those preparing for the ministry), but will also prove useful to other counselors who are interested in the crucial role of spiritual and value issues in all helping relationships.

We observed that Marx's atheism is primarily an anthropological affirmation; it is another way of putting human being in the centre of human interest and concern.

By examining Marx's critique of religion optimistically and without prejudice we found that Marxists and Christians can agree, in spite of several disagreements, that both are ultimately concerned for true humanity, especially for the rights of the poor and needy, the hungry and hopeless; both could agree that they strive to be «true to the earth».1 We observed that Marx's atheism is primarily an anthropological affirmation; it is another way of putting human being in the centre of human interest and concern.