Sentences with phrase «safer assets like»

By «limiting bets on more volatile assets like stocks and commodities and using leverage to load up on safer assets like government bonds,» risk - parity funds attempt to minimize risk of collapse of any one market, the article explains.

The Fed's accommodative monetary policy after the recession helped goose stock prices, in part by lowering yields on safer assets like Treasury bonds.

Moreover, our impression is that equity valuations are actually only mildly less extreme «when you compare the returns on equities to the returns on safe assets like bonds.»

Did you move your money to safe assets like bonds?

To balance foreign exchange transactions related to imports and exports, they may be forced to buy or sell US securities regardless of what they consider to be the best investment At times, investors simply want to protect their principal and choose to park their money in safe assets like US Government guaranteed MBS or Treasuries.

A zero Fed funds rate actually makes life harder for the moneyed class, who can no longer live off interest from a safe asset like Treasury bond, and are pushed to acquire real assets to protect themselves from the inflation.

And the way they keep the money safe is by investing in safe assets like GICs and government bonds — I think Warren Buffett might be able to train an intelligent dog to manage that kind of portfolio.

Back on topic) Using a Roth for an e-fund, sounds good to me, as long as you invest that money (within the Roth) in extremely safe assets like CDs — just as you would with a true e-fund.

They are not so high when you compare the returns on equities to the returns on safe assets like bonds, which are also very low, but there are potential dangers there.

Not exact matches

More specifically, investors have sought the potential for higher returns from riskier assets like private company stocks, as safer investments like T - bills and bonds pay out next to nothing.

Judging by the investments that are underperforming so far this year, the supposedly safe - haven assets — the ones you counted on to keep your portfolio stable during periods just like the current one, when market volatility surges — are turning out to be not so safe after all.

Gold has traditionally been seen as a «safe haven» asset by investors — when uncertainty and risk is high, gold seems like a safe bet.

At first glance, this looks like very bad news for a steelmaker like ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT), which has only 8 % of its steelmaking assets located within the U.S. and safe from those trade protections.

Regardless of bitcoin's supposedly safe - haven status, right now it's acting like a risk asset — a risk asset with a lot more beta.

By late November, some safe - haven asset classes like Bonds and Gold tumbled while others like Stocks soared.

They will also test the theory of whether reducing yields across safe haven assets like government bonds incentivize banks to lend more.

The loonie is down slightly in the opening months of the year as the global stock market rout that started at the beginning of February has investors turn to safe - haven assets like the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen.

It was the unanimous opinion of this hearing panel that forcing a regional bank engaging in safe and sound banking and lending practices with $ 50 billion in assets to undergo stress tests and other regulatory rigors as a systemically important financial institution placed in the same league as a $ 2.5 trillion bank like JPMorgan, is nonsense.

And given the unprecedented algorithmic intertwinement of equities and bonds — exemplified by risk parity — pain could ripple quickly, leaving cash and hard assets like commodities and gold the only safe place to retreat.

Pension fund managers invest in assets like stocks, bonds and real estate in hopes of generating a safe return.

«Invest in safer assets, like bonds.

Much like securitized residential mortgages prior to 2008, many see New York retail as a safe, low - maintenance asset that will almost inevitably rise in value in the long term, as it has in the past.

Finally, looser monetary policy implies that the economic situation is not as rosy as many would like to believe, so if the Federal Reserve acts by loosening monetary policy and driving down real interest rates then that sends a message that the economy is in a bad place therefore investors buy gold as a safe haven asset.

The last 10 years have shown that once you get to the top you are not safe, like say in the US, but are simply a large asset to be purged as the Russian economy shrinks and Putin is able to pay off less and less of the oligarchs to keep him in power.

Commodities also play an important role as safe - haven assets, particularly precious metals like gold.

Now not everyone is cut out to be dispassionate about investing, treating it like a business where you are trying to buy safe assets cheap, and sell them dearly when they come back into favor.

Of course that risk exists with stocks too, but if history is any guide, there is the very real risk that investing only in assets that feel safe in the short run will result in insufficient wealth to meet long - term goals like a comfortable retirement.

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.

They will also test the theory of whether reducing yields across safe haven assets like government bonds incentivize banks to lend more.

So when you have an underlying asset like that, it's a safe place to use this type of derivative, or swap structure.

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They were even tougher on me when I mentioned the possibility of picking up safer havens like intermediate treasuries via iShares 7 - 10 Year Treasury Bond (IEF) and intermediate - to - long duration municipal bonds via BlackRock Muni Assets Fund (MUA).

If you're planning to retire in the next few years, obviously some of your assets need to be in safer, less volatile assets like bonds and gold.

Even though it may sound like a good idea to put all your assets in a highly secured and safe bond for profitable income, it actually isn't.

Options investing is one of the safest and most effective ways to add exposure to risky assets like commodities.

If you need the money in a shorter time period (like 6 months), then you should invest it in a safe asset class, such as cash.

Buying an annuity seems like an elegant solution since it removes the risk of outliving one's assets (what actuaries like to call «longevity risk»), it eliminates the hassle of making investing decisions after retiring and the income stream it provides is super safe (it really is, at least in Canada).

Why not replace it with equally safe and liquid assets that offered considerably more yield, like bonds backed by AAA - rated subprime or Alt - A mortgage collateral?

So at a time like this, where can your assets be safe?

The strong interest in fixed income instruments could be a sign that investors are looking for protection from risky assets in safe - haven assets like the Treasuries.

These assets are contrasted with an asset like gold, which can serve as a safe haven against risks like inflation, but does not generate any income and therefore can not grow significantly in real value over any long run time frame.

And given the unprecedented algorithmic intertwinement of equities and bonds — exemplified by risk parity — pain could ripple quickly, leaving cash and hard assets like commodities and gold the only safe place to retreat.

-LSB-...] because investors are moving wholesale into «safe» assets like cash or bonds.

Thks, Joe — safe haven assets are usually expensive / unattractive from an investment perspective — that's why I like the whole German property investment thesis so much, it's an asset / exposure that allows me to sleep soundly at night, but it's also a secular growth story...

Bringing the profit from your higher risk investments to repay your safe bucket of cash value life insurance, is like putting gasoline in the ever working engine that this asset represents for a couple of key reasons.

The fund also balances riskier REIT assets including office and retail exposure with high - yielding, safe REITs in specialized industries like health care and utilities.

Rather, I think people who live on fixed - income assets like CDs and bonds are shifting to the safest kind of equities (utilities) driving up the price and thus driving down the yield.

Essentially, in the long run, «risky» assets like stocks almost always outperform «safe» assets like cash stored in savings accounts.

I like too that Penn Mutual invests their assets very conservatively to keep policy holders safe.

Bringing the profit from your higher risk investments to repay your safe bucket of cash value life insurance, is like putting gasoline in the ever working engine that this asset represents for a couple of key reasons.