Not exact matches
My point was and is that the equity
risk premium is bundled up closely with the nature of the security itself (i.e., being a publicly traded, relatively liquid investment
asset called an equity, that has a very specific bundle of rights and
risks attached to it), which has very different characteristics
than the many
other financial
assets available in the economy (many of which have bundles of
risk that are perceived as «riskier», and many of which are perceived as «less risky»).
The fund may invest in
asset - backed («ABS») and mortgage - backed securities («MBS») which are subject to credit, prepayment and extension
risk, and react differently to changes in interest rates
than other bonds.
For more
than 23 years — from 1984 to 2007 — Mr. Bralver was a founder and Vice Chairman of management consultancy Oliver, Wyman & Co. where he specialized in strategy,
risk and operational work for leading investment banks,
asset managers, exchanges and
other market utilities.
And did that do anything in the first place,
other than to boost
risk assets and «encourage» policymakers in Congress to spend at Fed - influenced low interest rates?
One warning to note: Blooom doesn't use your
risk profile or future goals,
other than your desired retirement date, to create an
asset allocation.
These
risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher -
than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and
other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets;
risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or
other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or
other intangible
assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and
other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
One additional area that makes some
assets more capable of bad investments
than others is innate
risk.
If you are younger, say under the age of 35, then you can probably withstand a little more
risk in your portfolio and will invest more in stocks and
other assets rather
than bonds.
Stocks have historically earned higher returns
than other asset classes, but they carry higher levels of
risk.
The fund may invest in
asset - backed («ABS») and mortgage - backed securities («MBS») which are subject to credit, prepayment and extension
risk, and react differently to changes in interest rates
than other bonds.
But just keep in mind that the stock market has a lot of ups and downs, and the
risk of loss is much higher with stocks
than with
other asset classes such as bonds or cash.
The short answer: inflation is a significant
risk, but you're probably better able to protect against it with
other assets in your portfolio
than you are with an inflation rider on your income annuity.
That is why your textbook feels the need to add the qualifier «for practical purposes,» meaning that the
risk of a money market account is so much lower
than virtually any
other asset class that it can reasonably be approximated as
risk free.
Keep in mind that stocks do involve greater
risk of short - term fluctuations
than other asset classes.
So, I stay invested in equities in almost all markets, and let my
other risk reduction techniques do my work, rather
than making large changes in
asset allocation.
Having surplus cash & investments on hand may be comforting to management, but it's an expensive luxury to have & no different really
than (
other) fixed
assets — it weighs the business down, and there's always the
risk & temptation of spending the money on a foolhardy investment or acquisition.
Among various types of income ETPs listed in the U.S., high - dividend equity ETPs recorded the highest five - year absolute and
risk - adjusted return as of Aug. 31, 2017, although they had lower yield
than a few
other income
asset classes.
Investors learn early on that to reduce their
risk of suffering big losses, spreading their money into
assets other than stocks can help give them a smoother ride.
The fund's portfolio may underperform the general equity markets, or
other asset classes, with the potential for greater individual security
risk,
asset class
risk, and higher industry concentration
risk than more broadly diversified portfolios.
Certain
asset classes are riskier
than others; for example, bonds tend to have lower
risk and lower returns, whereas stocks exhibit high
risk and returns.
One warning to note: Blooom doesn't use your
risk profile or future goals,
other than your desired retirement date, to create an
asset allocation.
Haircuts applied to Permitted Cover and cross currency haircuts (where collateral is posted in a currency
other than that of the initial margin liability) are set to account for the
risk associated with fluctuations of collateral
asset prices.
Let's assume that the goal of diversification is to reduce our
risk by taking on new, uncorrelated
risks in order to seek equitylike returns at bondlike
risk — our industry's holy grail — rather
than merely to invest some of our money in low - volatility markets.8 Most would suggest that
other risky
assets should serve this purpose — if they offer an uncorrelated
risk premium (e.g., if that
risk premium is related to
risk, not to beta).
When some of your
assets perform better
than others you need to rebalance your account to make sure you have the same
asset mix and
risk tolerance.
In complete contrast, the price of
other risk - off
assets — CurrencyShares Yen Trust (FXY), iShares 20 + Year Treasury (TLT), SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) have surged even higher
than IEF.
Drexel and
other investment banks realized that by bundling high - yield bonds and loans and slicing them into different layers of credit
risk, they could make more money
than they could from holding or selling the individual
assets.
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has lauded the early performance of the solar
assets it rates, ultimately concluding that operational
risk in solar is «more benign»
than other renewable technologies.
In Woodsford's view, the
risks involved in litigation funding are not easily managed by anyone
other than professional funders, staffed by experienced litigation and arbitration experts, who «live and breathe» the
asset class.
The New York Life Elite Variable Annuity differs from many
other variable annuity policies in that the Mortality and Expense
Risk and Administrative Costs Charge is calculated as a percentage of the Adjusted Premium Payments under the policy (excluding premiums allocated to the Fixed Account), rather
than as a percentage of Separate Account
assets.
If so, you'll need New York City Renters Insurance to protect that lifestyle and your
assets, because your odds of being sued in NYC over something ridiculous are higher
than in just about any of the
other cities we mentioned, as is your
risk of a loss by theft.
Positive Youth Development (PYD) focuses on
assets and skills, rather
than risks and problems, and allows youth to develop decision - making abilities, work as part of a team and help
others.
One respondent cautioned against using the corporate structure of a PBC for anything
other than holding native title, such as commercial enterprise, because although the NTA protects native title rights and interests held by the PBC from liability incurred by the body corporate, the non-native title
assets of the PBC, of individual members and of the broader native title group could be at
risk if the PBC was wound up for any reason.
Some organizations have moved to a
risk - centric allocation model, some now allocate to strategies rather
than assets, and there are
others that focus on liability matching.