At the end of the experiments, the researchers concluded that profile pictures were significantly more likely to be deemed attractive if the picture in the previous profile was
rated as attractive.
Men seemed to be the pickier sex this time around: at least one other portion of the profile needed to be
rated as attractive in order for the entire profile to be considered attractive.
Models used in social media postings, or more than a decade's worth of Miss USA beauty pageant winners tell us that thin female bodies are still
rated as attractive.
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Not exact matches
But
as the recovery picks up in housing, pushing prices higher and cap
rates lower, real estate funds are getting increasingly creative in their quests for
attractive returns.
As banks and institutional lenders eventually made better use of technology and provided funding at
attractive rates, they have claimed market share at the expense of alternative lenders.
When bond
rates rise, which they have this year, these stocks tend to fall in price
as fixed - income products, which are safer to begin with, become more
attractive.
As interest rates for these seemingly safer investments increase, they become more attractive to investors, and as such, the incentive for investors to plow funds into high - risk opportunities decrease
As interest
rates for these seemingly safer investments increase, they become more
attractive to investors, and
as such, the incentive for investors to plow funds into high - risk opportunities decrease
as such, the incentive for investors to plow funds into high - risk opportunities decreases.
The
attractive rate can also be seen
as evidence of a bigger strategy at work.
«At a higher
rate, it definitely would not be
as attractive,» he says.
«I would think that if they did start to sell, there would be a fair bit of demand from other countries and U.S. companies, especially
as rates slowly increase, which makes them more
attractive holdings.»
As interest
rates appear to be on the rise, learn how FTSD may be an
attractive option to help address investor concerns.
When savings account
rates and yields on government bonds are low, gold suddenly becomes much more
attractive to hold
as a store of value.
We still
rate the Utilities sector
as Unattractive, and only three Utilities stocks earn our
Attractive - or - better
rating, but the new tax law does give a tangible benefit to the sector that the market doesn't seem to be factoring in to its valuation.
Unlike Morningstar's analyst
ratings, which are subjective and overwhelmingly positive, our
ratings are based on objective criteria, and we assign just
as many Dangerous and Very Dangerous
ratings as we do
Attractive and Very
Attractive.
Whether you need money to purchase real estate, cover construction costs or to use
as working capital, SBA loans offer
attractive repayment terms and low interest
rates.
• High Yielders:
As interest
rates rise, existing yields look relatively less
attractive.
As a result, UPS earns our Very
Attractive (5 - Star)
rating.
We continue to like EM,
as benign leverage, calming inflation and relatively
attractive real yields in selected local
rates markets are compelling opportunities.
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rate of Bitcoin is significantly higher today, many early adopters of Bitcoin may have experienced an unexpected increase in wealth, making them
attractive targets for fraudsters
as well as promoters of high - risk investment opportunitie
as well
as promoters of high - risk investment opportunitie
as promoters of high - risk investment opportunities.
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Early in the summer interest
rates increased fairly dramatically when the Fed suggested that monetary policy would soon become less accommodating (what became known
as «the taper»), and we became hopeful that
attractive opportunities would develop.
This could be because interest
rates have been relatively high here, property prices have kept rising and
attractive, low cost product is not yet
as available here
as it is overseas.
But See's is a rare business, and
as Buffett points out, companies that can reinvest capital at high
rates of return are still
attractive businesses to own:
While lower refinanced coupons have eaten into returns for leveraged loan funds, managers say the funds will remain
attractive to investors so long
as distribution
rates stay comfortably above 3 %.
I also think more foreign companies will consider investing in the United States,
as the combination of lower tax
rates and the weak dollar makes the US a more
attractive place to invest.
It would be a tie up of two great companies,
as ANTM also earns an
Attractive rating.
Your fixed
rate will be less or more
attractive as the base
rate changes.
As interest
rates rise however, CDs become a much more
attractive method of investing money.
Investors need to be nimble, however, if they see signs of fixed income asset classes becoming more
attractive as interest
rates rise.1
All of these stocks get an
attractive - or - better
rating as do my favorite Consumer Staples stocks: Walgreens [s: WAG], Lorillard [s: LO] and WalMart [s: WMT].
When the U.S. FED went to an extreme low interest
rate, the U.S. DOLLAR became a funding currency
as the U.S. became a much less
attractive place for global capital flows.
While over 20 % of the market value of Industrials gets my
Attractive - or - better
rating, none of the 35 sector funds score
as well.
The Information Technology sector
as a whole has an
Attractive rating, but the prevalence of Very
Attractive stocks in the sector means that individual Info Tech ETFs can be
rated Very
Attractive by overweighting those stocks.
The profitability and valuation of this sector, however, are not quite
as good
as the Technology and Consumer Staples sectors, which get my
Attractive rating as per previous articles.
Their quoted success
rate is quite impressive
as it even includes
attractive testimonials but the truth is, that figure is nothing more than a sales ploy meant to lure traders in.
The Fed revealed last week that it expects to raise
rates twice this year, possibly
as soon
as April, which makes short - term munis more
attractive since they're less sensitive to
rate adjustments than longer - term debt.
The good thing about home equity loans is that lenders offer
attractive interest
rates because your home serves
as collateral and a guarantee of repayment.
Even
as interest
rates eventually rise, investing in unsecured credit card debt will remain an
attractive investment.
As U.S. Interest
rates rose, American assets became more
attractive to investors abroad.
In 1845, the Bank of England tightened its monetary policy by raising interest
rates, which has a tendency to pop economic bubbles
as capital is no longer
as cheap
as it once was and now higher - yielding bonds become more
attractive to investors again.
At the same time, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise
rates at least twice more in 2018, and if the BoC does not increase
rates as well, the Canadian dollar could fall sharply against a US currency that would be more
attractive to investors.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such
as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such
as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged
as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange
rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare
rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of
attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Don't get me wrong, I really
rate Klopp and would love him to take the reigns after Wenger
as he plays a very
attractive brand of football that's had success.
But politically, you can't sell a Budget
as taking more from the rich while simultaneously saying you're cutting a tax
rate to make Britain more
attractive to entrepreneurs.
With award - winning higher education, a skilled workforce, competitive real estate,
attractive incentive packages and utility
rates, it's no wonder why major companies such
as Gap, GlobalFoundries and IBM collectively employ more than 10,000 people here.
This was despite the fact that pictured individuals were of the same average weight and that another set of volunteers had
rated them
as equally
attractive.