For instance, a 60/40 stock / bond portfolio is much riskier late in the business cycle than it is early in the business cycle because
the primary driver of returns (the 60 % stock portion) will tend to become riskier as the business cycle unfolds.
Clearly, the market is
the primary driver of returns for most large cap funds, regardless if they are passive, smart beta, or active.
First of all, I subscribe to a theory that asset allocation is
the primary driver of returns.
The effect is likely to be minimal and not
a primary driver of returns one way or the other.
As confirmed in the next chart, our model correctly identified equity risk as being the likely
primary driver of returns for both 2015 and 2016.
Across sectors, we see that equity risk is projected to be
the primary driver of returns (below chart).
The DRS's
primary drivers of returns are its buy - and - hold market exposure, its hedging, and its premium collection.
This guide covers some of the basics of investing in commodities, from the different types of exposure and vehicles to
the primary drivers of returns.
Not exact matches
We think this combination provides a uniquely well - screened list
of long ideas because
return on invested capital (ROIC) is the
primary driver of shareholder value creation.
While valuations drive long - term
returns, the
primary driver of market
returns over shorter portions
of the market cycle is the attitude
of investors toward risk, as indicated by the uniformity or divergence
of market internals.
So, not surprisingly, we find that valuations are the
primary driver of long - term investment
returns.
Valuations are the
primary driver of long - term
returns, and the risk - preferences
of investors — as conveyed by the uniformity or divergence
of market action across a broad range
of individual stocks, industries, sectors and security types (including credit)-- drive
returns over shorter portions
of the market cycle.
Return on invested capital (ROIC) is the
primary driver of shareholder value creation.
Properly calculating ROIC, the
primary driver of stock prices, is key to measuring a firm's ability to generate
returns on the capital invested in its business.
In today's market environment, the hot sectors include marijuana, robotics, automation and artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies and even certain segments
of the U.S. market, such as the FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet's Google) stocks, which have been the
primary drivers of the S&P 500's recent
returns.
As I've emphasized in prior market comments, valuations are the
primary driver of investment
returns over a 10 - 12 year horizon, and
of prospective losses over the completion
of any market cycle, but they are rather useless indications
of near - term
returns.
«When we made the decision to
return to Porsche as our
primary marque for competition in 2016, it was built firmly on the ability to create a vertically integrated platform that could cater to customers and
drivers of all ages and skill levels,» Sofronas said.
While the collection
of option premium might supplement the
returns, the
primary driver of a covered call strategy will most likely be simply the upward or downward movement in the stock price.
With both Growth Fund
of America and DFA US Large Value we see that the market risk is the
primary driver of both positive and negative
returns.
The
primary driver of stock
returns at the market level is valuation.
Higher energy
return on investment ratios for solar is one
of the
primary drivers enabling such low overall power prices.
THIRD The
return of the bicentennial solar minimum cycle during the next 30 to 60 years will be the
primary driver of cooler and dryer conditions world wide.
«The
primary driver of this month's increase was the sizable rise in the net share
of consumers who think it's a good time to buy a home, which
returned the indicator to its year - ago level,» writes Fannie Mae's chief economist Doug Duncan.
«The
primary driver of this month's increase was a sizable rise in the net share
of consumers who think it's a good time to buy a home, which
returned the indicator to its year - ago level.
And for many investors in 2014, secondary markets seem to offer the ideal mix
of slightly elevated risk and more attractive
returns combined with many
of the demand
drivers that fuel investment in the
primary markets.