Not exact matches
My first company had created inventory control software for small local businesses — a
safe bet that made me enough immediate
income to pay for college and an apartment, but little more.
My original (mis) understanding of long - term savings (again, having not researched a lick of anything previously) was incorrect, and I was led to believe that life insurance was the
safest bet for guaranteed
income.
Many of the fixed
income investors I talk to feel that they are caught between a rock and a hard place — trying to hedge their
bets amid volatility, but punished on the yield side and incurring increasing interest rate risk when they play it
safe.
The
safest bet to make on getting a home loan without a hassle would be to reduce your debt - to -
income ratio to somewhere under 28 %.
However, for the defensive
income investor looking for a little dividend yield at the cost of total return, they're a
safe bet...
safe in the sense that water utilities won't be going out of business any time soon, though capital losses should be expected should rates rise.
As such, investors in the
income arena are increasingly shifting funds from
safer bets like Treasuries and Money Markets into higher risk assets that actually delivery meaningful yield.
In addition, the last thing I want to mention is that in our
income portfolio we also have emerging market bonds which are, in a way, a very
safe bet as well because they're all dollar denominated.
I think it would be a much
safer bet to shoot conservatively than higher on the spectrum when considering what your inflation - adjusted monthly
income from rent would be.
While there are several tax forms to choose from when filing your federal
income taxes, a
safe bet is to use IRS Form 1040 if you are unsure whether or not you qualify for the 1040A or 1040EZ.
The investments are always considered to be a
safe bet when projected and set in the broader perspective of the day to day living of middle or lower
income groups of people.
Then it's a
safe bet that your
income will continue to grow in the future years.