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It all means that at a time when families are particularly rattled by the volatility and low returns of financial markets and want the security of a prepaid plan, the college savings vehicles have become more expensive and higher risk than consumers realize.

The biggest takeaway from 2016 is the behavior and returns of financial markets are impossible to predict.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

We'll also see a new generation of business leaders that better reflects the market they're trying to serve, and ultimately delivers higher financial returns for investors.

Of course, the banks also had a lot to do with the rise of the S&P 500, which is weighted by market - cap, during the same period: Nearly 36 % of the S&P 500's returns since the election came from financial stocks, according to S&P GlobaOf course, the banks also had a lot to do with the rise of the S&P 500, which is weighted by market - cap, during the same period: Nearly 36 % of the S&P 500's returns since the election came from financial stocks, according to S&P Globaof the S&P 500, which is weighted by market - cap, during the same period: Nearly 36 % of the S&P 500's returns since the election came from financial stocks, according to S&P Globaof the S&P 500's returns since the election came from financial stocks, according to S&P Global.

And though much of the attention is stuck covering the transient, yet lucrative financial returns found in cryptocurrency markets, the long - term implications of the backend technology may turn out to be 100x more impactful.

Failure to agree on debt relief to Greece would not only make Greece's return to the markets more abrupt but also compromise the credibility of providing financial assistance to European countries.

Still, even if you take out the Obama Trauma, in which the stock market fell nearly 13 % following the current president's election in 2008 — and, to be fair, the country was in the middle of a financial panic — the average return in a month following the election is 0.4 %.

As the bank earnings flurry rolls on this week, the financials sector should be able to play catch - up and return to being one of the best - performing groups in the market.»

Failure to agree on debt relief for Greece would not only make Greece's return to the markets more abrupt but could also compromise the credibility of providing financial assistance to European countries.

And because the TSX has come to be dominated by two sectors in particular — financial services and resources account for close to 60 % of the index's $ 1.9 - trillion market capitalization — any strife facing companies in those sectors has an outsized effect on overall returns.

The consultants spend six to 12 months analyzing the attractiveness of a potential market, evaluating the capabilities needed to win in that market, assembling the resources needed to master them, detailing the action steps to implement the strategy and building a robust financial model that estimates the investment required and the expected return.

New business software lets executives track the financial returns of marketing campaigns.

«The idea is that as institutional investors seek out increasingly higher levels of risk / return, that Bitcoin may represent the most risky / potentially highest return available, and hence could be evolving quickly into a primary barometer / leading indicator for broader financial markets and risk appetite.»

«The dominant determinants of long - term financial success are not market returns but rather [your] behavior.»

And because the TSX has come to be dominated by two sectors in particular — financial services and resources account for close to 60 per cent of the index's $ 1.9 - trillion market capitalization — any strife facing companies in those sectors has an outsized effect on overall returns.

In conclusion, we do not believe that geopolitical events, such as yesterday's U.S. elections, are long - term determinants of economic growth and financial market returns.

The premise behind an immediate annuity is simple: You invest a lump sum of money with an insurance company (although you would actually do so through an adviser, a broker or insurance agent) and in return you receive a guaranteed monthly payment for life regardless of how the financial markets perform.

When Fed policymakers met in July, most of those fears had been eased as strong job growth returned and financial markets weathered the «Brexit» vote.

The increase in the ties between national financial systems, the greater sophistication of financial markets and financial market instruments allow risks to be shared more broadly and capital to flow to where the returns are expected to be the highest.

Given those durations, an investor with 15 - 20 years to invest could literally plow their entire portfolio into stocks and long - term bonds, in expectation of very high long - term returns, with the additional comfort that their financial security did not rely on the direction of the markets, thanks to the ability to reinvest generous coupon payments and dividends.

The model is both objective, using elements such as volatility of past operating revenues, financial strength, and company cash flows, and subjective, including expected equities market returns, future interest rates, implied industry outlook and forecasted company earnings.

These issues are playing out in financial markets around the world, and can impact the risk and return profile of an investment.

The return of volatility is one of the biggest themes in financial markets so far this year.

To get a sense of what's at stake when you pull out of the market, even temporarily, during a bear market, the Schwab Center for Financial Research compared the returns from four hypothetical portfolios:

The Schwab Center for Financial Research looked at both bull and bear markets in the S&P 500 going back to the late»60s and found that the average bull ran for more than four years, delivering an average return of nearly 140 %.

The emergence of green bonds serves as a prime example of the evolving market landscape and points to a future where attractive financial returns and positive societal and environmental outcomes can happen simultaneously.

Decades of financial research have identified dimensions of higher expected returns in the global capital markets.

Mr Horton said the objective of hedge funds was to achieve consistent, competitive risk - adjusted returns independent of the direction of financial markets.

The flow of cheap money didn't stop in the U.S. Financial experts say it ended up chasing higher returns all over the world, especially in emerging markets, where investors supplied the capital for projects in places such as China and Brazil and contributed to the excesses in property markets including London; Sydney, Australia; and Vancouver, Canada.

«Portfolio strategies should acknowledge bite - sized future returns and the growing risk that the negative consequences of misguided monetary and fiscal policy might lead to disruptive financial markets at some future point,» he concludes.

Equities are essentially 50 - year duration investments at current valuations, and even if investors are passive and don't hold any view about future market returns at all, one of the basic principles of financial planning is to align the duration of ones assets with the expected horizon over which the funds are expected to be spent.

With regard to recent performance, which has been positive but modest since the market peak last year, the main factor that has kept our returns relatively restrained despite the collapse of financials has been the simultaneous collapse of technology and consumer stocks, with cyclicals and commodities providing the greatest support to the major indices.

There is no assurance that the financial markets will behave in accordance with expected return / risk profiles classified on the basis of historical relationships, nor that the Hussman Funds will achieve their investment objectives.

On the other side, imagine looking at the incredibly ugly financials of what was then called Apple Computer, now just Apple, prior to the return of Steve Jobs from exile when he transformed the business he founded, taking it on a run that ended up resulting it in having the world's largest market capitalization.

Market - makers must be willing to take on risk by building inventory positions (see Box 1 for a discussion of the economics of market - making).4 As with other types of financial intermediation, willingness to build positions depends on assessments of risk and rMarket - makers must be willing to take on risk by building inventory positions (see Box 1 for a discussion of the economics of market - making).4 As with other types of financial intermediation, willingness to build positions depends on assessments of risk and rmarket - making).4 As with other types of financial intermediation, willingness to build positions depends on assessments of risk and return.

Recent declines in gold serve to validate the return of fundamentals to the outlook for financial markets following the «risk off» episodes of Greece and China.

Ever since his breakthrough book, Bull's Eye Investing: Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market (Wiley, 2004), best - selling author, analyst, and financial writer John Mauldin has been helping individual investors and institutions develop a clearer understanding of the forces driving the global economy and investment markets.

These are helpful.You are right that market failures have hit elder popluation in heavy way in past decade or so, and on top of that the fed locks interest at artificial rate low, so if we did save like our wise elder and financial advisors told us to do, we now get about nothing at all in interest return on those life savings.

So with that said, if you know of a problem that a particular industry is going through, and if your financial product can alleviate that problem, that would yield a better return on investment from your marketing campaign.

Subdued dollar trading and the quiet on bullion boards came against a backdrop of geopolitical worry and volatility on financial markets: If the Fed fails to deliver a hawkish hike, gold is likely to find a bid with the focus returning to safe haven and diversification demand

«We are working to ensure that our financial institutions and other market participants are prepared for the normalization of monetary policy and the return to a world of higher interest rates,» Fischer said.

The plumbing and mechanics of the synthetic gold market, in our opinion, are symptomatic of a more generalized preoccupation in the financial markets at large for risk mitigation, and a quest for greater leverage during a market phase where returns have been compressed by an excess of capital.

We believe that when clarity returns, the financial markets of recent years will be unmasked to have been a comprehensive manipulation made possible by the alchemy of transforming real assets into hyperactively traded derivatives, ETPs, and financial benchmarks.

They also remarked, «the number of banks which are becoming reliant on the ECB is alarming and hopes that the functioning of the European financial markets will ever return to normal are diminishing - creating a long - term threat to Europe's economy.»

Two severe bear markets and a near - collapse of the global financial system pushed the average annual returns down to negative numbers.

While there are plenty of ways to play the stock market, we prefer to profit by adhering to an investment discipline known as socially responsible investing, which considers things like environmental, social and corporate governance criteria to generate long - term financial returns as well as a positive social impact.

With millions of dollars in play, venture capitalists are looking for startup companies that know their market, don't overexaggerate their financial prospects and have the right team to convert ideas into returns.

Second, while growth has been disappointing in both developed and emerging markets, financial markets remain hopeful that better economic data will emerge in the second half of 2013 and 2014, especially in the US and Japan, with the UK and the eurozone bottoming out and most emerging markets returning to form.

The dramatic growth of the green bond market demonstrates that investors are ready to invest when they are offered attractive options that fit their financial requirements for risk - adjusted returns.