Sentences with phrase «rather than a growth»

The dividend yield is very important for those investors that need income rather than growth (for example when investing for income in retirement).

And U.S. politicians may not get re-elected if they promote savings rather than growth.

Since the industry consolidated and management incentives changed to being based on returns on capital rather than growth, capacity (supply) growth has tracked GDP (demand) growth closely, free cash flow generation has been significant and consistent, and the companies have consistently paid down debt, bought back stock and paid dividends.

Many live out their Christian lives more concerned with their own rights, rather than the growth of our Christian brothers and sisters and the souls of those who still need Jesus.

Perhaps it also indicates how absorbed we are in our immediate context, which causes us to think in terms of decline and uncertainty rather than growth.

I can imagine a lot of people do think it is a supply issue rather than a growth spurt so yay for supporting others.

Work by researchers there and elsewhere showed that the hormone alters how cows use nutrients — causing them to divert more of their energy intake into milk generation rather than growth (SN: 5/5/84, p. 284).

My biggest critique is that the state's grading system still relies too heavily on absolute test scores (rather than growth).

Another is to use growth in earnings, rather than growth in dividends.

The focus of such funds is on safety rather than growth and hence investments are usually in stocks are more likely to offer capital growth and increased dividends.

For short - term goals, focus on safety and liquidity rather than growth.

They target high - quality value stocks, rather than growth ones.

This may be biased by the current trend of investors demanding that small companies be managed for dividend rather than growth.

While bonds can fluctuate from day to day based on the movements of market interest rates, they're generally considered income investments rather than growth investments.

Nevertheless, cash flow puts a company in control of its own destiny, which is one of the reasons why Muhlenkamp likes return on equity as a starting place rather than growth rates.

For a 60 - year - old investor, that may mean focusing more on dividend - paying stocks, he says, rather than growth - oriented investments more likely to result in capital gains that could have been a part of their portfolio when they were younger.

Value funds tend to focus on safety rather than growth, and often choose investments providing dividends as well as capital appreciation.

Amartya Sen, who won the Nobel Prize for Economics a few years ago emphasizes an economics of well - being rather than growth.

In the analysis, anything which affected all of the proxies at the same time in a similar fashion would come across as «climate» rather than growth or individual variation.

We'll see how this ruling is taken by farmers and whether they'll start to use more antibiotics for what they claim is sickness rather than growth.

G Murlidhar, COO, Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life says, «A rather tepid two years on account of global slowdown and regulatory changes in the sector has seen companies focusing on rationalisation and consolidation rather than growth.

Many large companies in Latin America, even publicly traded ones, are family - run, have been in business for generations, and their goals are much more geared toward maintaining position and profit, rather than growth or remaining competitive in the market.

For the frontal lobe, we observe a statistically significant association with growth and volume, with initial evidence suggesting volume, rather than growth, has a stronger influence on externalizing symptoms for low SES children (volume β = − 0.000158, p =.049; growth β = − 0.00138, p =.045).

Not exact matches

So special tax rates for smaller companies hurt economic growth rather than enhance it.

Fast forward to 2017 and AIG finds itself with a new CEO, Brian Duperreault, a former employee who promises to return the company to growth rather than break it up.

So many businesses see a strategy as a form that needs to be filled, a box that needs to be ticked, rather than an essential business process that is central to the growth and development of the business.

They expressed a strong bias toward revenue growth over cost reduction (64 % vs. 18 %), and an equally strong bias toward investing cash rather than returning it to shareholders (57 % to 14 %).

Allan Small, a senior investment adviser with DWM Securities, likewise recommends growth - with - income stocks because they can beat inflation with a one - two punch, rather than just with capital gains or dividends.

The International Monetary Fund, only today, has released a new, revised forecast for global growth... unsurprisingly, they have revised it down rather than up.

Rather than these short - term superficial growth hacks, it's much better to make the product awesome.

James Cole, senior vice-president and portfolio manager with Portland Investment Counsel, would rather see a company that has a long track record of steady growth than one that's been soaring for a year or two.

While retirees shouldn't abandon dividend stocks, many investment experts are now looking for companies that provide a little growth with that income, rather than just a high yield.

While gold is often considered an inflation hedge, Julius Baer said in a note, the fact that price pressures were being driven by confidence about growth rather than dollar weakness and rising oil prices meant it was failing to react positively.

If I had known in our early growth stages what I know now, I would have focused more on the factors that investors look for during that early stage, rather than try to accomplish everything at once.

To the Fed's credit, the majority of FOMC members in January 2008 based their policy decisions on the mounting dysfunctional behavior of the financial markets rather than ephemeral coincident indicators such as real GDP growth.

Goldman Sachs has some thoughts on the matter, saying recently that traders should focus on top - line sales growth rather than on profit numbers.

Rather than the Fed pursuing a policy resulting in some steady rate of growth in the money supply, I would suggest that the Fed attempt to produce a steady rate of growth in the sum of the credit it creates and the credit created by depository institutions, i.e., commercial banks, savings associations and credit unions.

The result is Canada is at «some risk» of a balance sheet recession — a period of slow growth or decline caused by consumers saving and paying down debt rather than spending.

The goal is always to encourage kids to develop a growth mindset, rather than a fixed mindset.

To justify its relatively high valuation and fend off concerns about slowing user growth, Snap has emphasized how important Snapchat is to its users, how long they spend on the app and the revenue potential of the emerging trend for young people to communicate with video rather than text.

Yet critics point to flaws in this argument that threaten to stunt rather than fuel China's growth.

Sometimes, focusing on your strengths — rather than trying to improve your weaknesses — can help you establish growth strategies.

Without President Donald Trump's Tweets, the company's growth would be down rather than flat, he said.

But rather than politics, Darby, in a Dec. 3 report, wrote it's the country's monetary policy — the Bank of Thailand surprised analysts with an interest rate cut last month to boost growth — that «ought to be setting the alarm bells ringing in investors ears.»

Surprisingly, most of the growth in the number of ultrawealthy was in the U.S. and Europe rather than in emerging markets.

But, by being a supportive mentor rather than a negative back - biter, you'll keep them around to learn from you (and contribute to your own growth) that much longer.

The Fed's statement following its meeting in July indicated steady growth in the U.S. economy and workforce, but a deeper dive into the minutes from that gathering could offer insight into how strongly Fed leaders feel about raising rates sooner rather than later this year.

And if you are a business owner, wouldn't you rather see long - term, sustainable growth than months of alternating feast and famine?

«The growth is driven by consumer trends rather than the classic push from big brewers,» says Jonnie Cahill, Heineken's senior director of low and no alcohol, citing an increasing interest on wellness and balance.

Rather than cater to retail investors demanding growth every quarter, these companies plan and invest for the long term, since the founding family's wealth is tied up in the business.