The bond like characteristics of preferred stocks seems to be
rewarding investors so far in 2014.
Not exact matches
Investors have
rewarded the company for it —
so much
so that Facebook stock looks pretty expensive.
And those
investors who understand that will act accordingly and be
rewarded over the long term for doing
so.
The mining industry is awash with cash, and
so far it's got two main uses — pay down debt and
reward investors.
The job of free markets is to set prices
so that
investors are
rewarded for the risks they take.
So, does Green Mountain provide a good risk /
reward payoff for
investors?
Not holding any of the safest non-cash asset for UK
investors is a risk, no doubt, that's only been made palatable by the terrible
rewards we've been offered for doing
so for the past 5 years.
So in short, there is no «best»; it's relative to each
investor's risk /
reward profile and life circumstances.
Inflation in Canada is currently hovering around 1.5 % per year,
so 10 - year bond
investors are being
rewarded with a 1.5 % real yield (3 % coupon — 1.5 % inflation).
Patient Value
Investors Will Be
Rewarded So far, 2017 has been a bummer for value stocks.
This is why Carl Icahn is
so attracted to biotechs etc — b / c most value
investor shy away from them
so there is less money chasing and therefore better risk /
reward.
In most instances, in terms of risk -
reward, I expect better growth investments will be found locally —
so emerging & frontier markets and stocks should become a dominant focus for
investors who are serious about protecting & increasing their long - term wealth.
You really have to wonder why
investors are spending
so much time agonising over whether they should embrace or avoid the Chinese economy, stock market & yuan... when Ireland presents what seems like a far superior (& clearly, a far less terrifying) risk /
reward proposition.
Analogously, we sometimes attribute the
so - called Low Volatility Anomaly to behavioral causes; risk - seeking
investors prefer to buy exciting stocks for their perceived upside potential, while
investors in lower - volatility stocks reap the
reward of risk - seekers» undue enthusiasm; figuratively, they are selling lottery tickets.
But in terms of their trailing medium - term returns & significant valuation discounts (see here & here), this burst of out - performance is none too surprising... Regardless, I'd expect the vast majority of
investors to remain focused on seeking gains closer to home for the foreseeable future, while any developed market wobbles would likely infect emerging & frontier markets anyway —
so exposure via high quality / growth Western companies still appears to offer better risk /
reward.
But then the resulting
reward's a total impasse — go it alone & it simply can't be done,
so inevitably new partners &
investors have to brought in... which generally implies another massive dilution just as
investors thought they'd finally get to unlock their well deserved
reward.
So as a dividend growth
investor, a primary consideration for me is how a company
rewards its shareholders via a dividend and how it grows that payout.
By doing
so, ethical
investors leave hefty
rewards on the table for those who stay behind.
I think the
rewards were in the 30 % range,
so ultimately, then there was KS cut,
so ultimately, most of the development money is coming from other
investors.
For
investors, with volatility
so high, the
rewards are great but
so are the risks.
Viaticals can offer
investors a high
reward investment and therefore are attractive options to many (although some people question the morality of doing
so).
However,
so as not to miss out on the potential for
reward, these
investors sought alternative exposures and publicly traded companies that claim a connection with bitcoin and / or blockchain tech fit the bill.
For
investors like @Minh Le & @Amit M., they are willing to put in the work do value - add & repositioning,
so they get
rewarded by going the extra miles.