Sentences with phrase «risk averse at»

As such, investors can be attracted to finance this work at a lower rate of return which widens the pool of investors to those who are more risk averse at the same time as benefiting the public purse.

Not exact matches

«There is no entity in the world that is more risk averse than a senior marketing person,» says Larry Chiagouris, a marketing professor at Pace University in New York.

If you will sell at the first sign of a loss, you are risk averse.

I'm sympathetic to CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld's case that a sustained lower loonie will entice companies to start new businesses / expand operations in Canada, with a lag; I also agree with Mike Moffatt (professor at Ivey, small businessman in Canada's manufacturing heartland, dodgeball player) when he says that manufacturers in the area are highly risk averse.

These dudes are all risk averse and would rather throw megabucks at a ripoff that is guaranteed to make no mistake than risk a dime at a rebel.

In our National Bureau of Economic Research study of over 40,000 employees, two - thirds of the most risk - averse employees reported that they would like at least some ownership, profit sharing, or stock options in their pay package.

Through most of the June quarter our risk - averse approach to fixed - income investing proved beneficial as rates generally increased, although the Greece crisis precipitated a sudden trend reversal at the quarter's close.

Inside that black box is the mental state of investors, which can be rational, delusional, risk - averse, or risk - seeking at any given point in time.

People are also risk averse and are terrified at any change that leaves them open to having their lives destroyed by a medical emergency.

Risk - averse audit committees are now likely to take a closer look at supplier payments to ensure practices are in line with policies and that checks and balances are doing their job.

Tony wasn't risk averse, he WOULD throw AT Dez and expect Dez to get the ball... Dak simply doesn't have that confidence.

There must be a tendency to take a risk averse, danger limitation approach (at least as far as player fitness is concerned) to this match with home games coming up against Burnley and Hull in the next week.

At the best of times Whitehall is reluctant to relinquish control, and at a time of financial crisis departments are likely to become even more risk - aversAt the best of times Whitehall is reluctant to relinquish control, and at a time of financial crisis departments are likely to become even more risk - aversat a time of financial crisis departments are likely to become even more risk - averse.

Cuomo is very risk averse, and a big believer in the old maxim about being sure you're going to kill a bear before you fire a shot at it.

But the odds are that the risk - averse GOP, which has plenty of other races to worry about an invest in, is not going to waste much time on a candidate who lost the primary and is now in a four - way race that seems — on its face, at least — to be a losing proposition.

At the heart of the problem, he suspects, is a tendency among agency decision - makers to shun innovation because they are risk averse, «so they end up building bigger versions of observatories they have already flown.»

«For adults, when you look at these typical decision - making tasks we use in the lab, people are almost too risk - averse,» he says.

Because the willingness to embrace path - breaking research is embedded deep within the DNA of the American scientific community, says Michor, she finds herself at home in the United States: «What I love about the United States is that the people are not risk - averse.

Traders, on the other hand, are generally less risk averse because they deal with losses every day; they work with large portfolios of stocks tend to look at the long - term, bigger picture, rather than focusing too much on individual, day - to - day ups and downs.

But speaking to him this week, it's clear that he seems to have understood something that the more venerable (and risk - averse) brands at Kering and LVMH are only just beginning to understand.

They've become increasingly more risk - averse in recent years — just look at Street Fighter 5's PlayStation partnership — and despite the Switch's great start maybe they're thinking it's going to be a short - lived thing, a flash in the pan.

ALONG CAME POLLY (Grade: B --RRB-: Risk - averse insurance man Ben Stiller, eternally ill at ease and gritting his teeth in the desperate determination not to let it show, discovers there's something about Polly (Jennifer Aniston as a free - spirited whirlwind) in this amiable if predictable comedy.

For this particular child, «the internalized pressure to succeed at all times made her so risk - averse that it stifled her learning in the classroom.»

David Cole, a professor of law at Georgetown University and an expert on civil liberties, says that helping people only when it is cost - free and risk - averse to do so will never be a solution to mass incarceration.

But I've never been averse to a little risk — after all, writing without risk is not really writing at all.

Buyers will also become smarter (read risk - averse) at least for a little while.

The conservative investment strategies, which put safety at a high priority, are most appropriate for investors who are risk averse and have a shorter time horizon.

(For a more detailed look at DAA, read, Dynamic Asset Allocation: An Investing Strategy for the Risk - Averse.)

Avoid being a victim of value traps by only investing in net - nets which: Generate revenue, experience NCAV Burn of less than 25 % annually, aren't based in China or if you are risk averse, aren't Chinese, have sold at a price above the current NCAV in the past 5 years, and are not issuing shares.

Experts say these bonds make sense only for very risk - averse investors with a lot of cash at hand (say upward of Rs 100,000).

The U.S. Department of Treasury's myRA investment option might make sense if you are risk - averse, said Jamie Hopkins, a retirement income certified professional, professor of taxation at The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and co-director of the New York Life Center for Retirement Income.

If you will sell at the first sign of a loss, you are risk averse.

At the same time, it has become more difficult to secure loans as lending institutions have become much more risk - averse.

But at the same time, don't be so averse to risk that you think the stock market is fraught with risk and that any investment will fail (I know the crash of 2008 has NOT been forgotten).

We believe this arrangement will provide downside protection to shareholders who are risk - averse in the current economic environment, and at the same time, this deal will offer NewCo management an opportunity to prove their worth and earn shareholder trust.

However, with Welltower trading near all - time highs and many bond - like stocks trading at premium valuation multiples relative to history, short - term, more risk averse investors need to keep in mind the risk of a short to medium - term correction if rates do begin to rise and cause capital outflows for bond - like stocks.

What the reaction here in the UK to events at Fukushima reveals, then, is the instability of those perspectives and the crisis - prone nature of risk - averse politics.

Deployment is likely to follow an S - curve; slow at first due to technical problems and risk averse adopters; and rapid once scale reached, dominant designs achieved, and reliability proven.

Whereas a more risk - averse person (who might be looking at this as the main component of his emergency fund) could have a combination of 10 % stocks, 90 % bonds.

The discussion was a refreshingly candid take on what drives innovation in the legal services market, complete with calls of BS on certain overhyped topics and a candid appraisal of how difficult it can be innovate at large, established, risk - averse law firms.

I say this because incumbent law firms are risk - averse partnerships with no balance sheets, at least to speak of.

Lawyers, particularly at big firms, are notorious for being risk - averse.

Lawyers tend to be conservative and risk - averse in their personality traits, and their quest for perfection is at odds with the experimental approach that sees failure as necessary part of development and change in organisations.

«Lawyers are known for their risk - averse natures; it's part of the profession,» said Terry M. Isner, President of Marketing and Business Development at Jaffe, which co-published the report in conjunction with The Managing Partner Forum.

It's why last year, we asked our favorite personal finance bloggers how risk averse they were (you can take our quiz at that link and see how you stack up).

Finally, some people are very risk - averse and simply won't sleep well at night with minimal insurance coverage, while others are perfectly comfortable living with the possibility of expensive bills in case of an accident.

Basically, the more likely you are to be sued, the more strongly you should consider purchasing umbrella insurance, but anyone who is risk averse will sleep better at night knowing they're protected by an umbrella policy.

She is very risk averse (she said so herself) but she didn't let her fear stand in the way of transitioning into a smaller law firm out of her corporate in house counsel job at a large bank here in Atlanta.

Synergy A shares offer more risk - averse investors preferential dividends capped at 5 % growth per annum, representing secure, predictable earnings.