You're already
taking the equity risk by holding the stocks, so why not get some extra income from them by selling covered calls?
Very few analysts address the reward for
taking equity risk.
If you own shares today then you are already
taking the equity risk.
You have to hedge, but you're
taking an equity risk, an equity that's already risky, and hedging away currency risk, which is a little bit of risk that's added to equity.
In the final analysis, we believe investors are being paid to
take equity risk against the backdrop of low rates.
In the final analysis, however, we believe investors are being paid to
take equity risk against the backdrop of low rates.
In the final analysis, we believe investors are being paid to
take equity risk against the backdrop of low rates.
If your job is tenuous and you except to earn nothing after you quit work, then you have limited ability to
take equity risk in your portfolio.
I think of all of the people decided not to
take equity risk during 2000 - 2007, and decided to invest in residential real estate, or take risk through CDOs, subprime RMBS, etc..
SWENSEN: If you looked at — if you looked at Yale's bond portfolio 20 years ago, probably a market portfolio, market duration, it was all government bonds because I believed that there are better ways for Yale to
take equity risk than to own corporate bonds.
Depending how early you start and how much you're able to save, you may not need to
take any equity risk at all.
Not exact matches
«In our 20s and 30s, assuming we got a start on our career, is precisely the time we need to
take the
risk [of investing in
equities],» Diehl says.
For one, investors are going to have to get comfortable
taking on more
risk in their
equity portfolios by buying stocks at higher valuations.
And that will require investors to adjust their strategy and their expectations henceforward — by paying more for
equities,
taking on more
risk with fixed income and socking away more than they used to.
A total of 16 percent of investors said they are
taking above normal levels of
risk when choosing where to put their money, even though 48 percent of respondents said that
equities were overvalued.
Convertible bonds are securities that pay interest, but give the bondholders the right to convert them to
equity shares; they're basically a way to bet on the growth potential of a company without
taking the
risk of buying common shares.
But Glencore, under London Stock Exchange reporting obligations, said it would only contribute 300 million euros in
equity (
taking a tiny
equity interest of 0.54 %, and even that only «indirectly»), while the rest of the money was provided by «QIA and by non-recourse bank financing,» the latter being a loan that effectively insulates Glencore against most of the
risks of owning Rosneft shares.
«On the other hand, I wouldn't mind offering
equity as a reward for
taking risk out of the business by bringing in three or four more customers and diversifying the customer base.
Risk: You should evaluate the risk involved in taking equity the same way you would a normal investm
Risk: You should evaluate the
risk involved in taking equity the same way you would a normal investm
risk involved in
taking equity the same way you would a normal investment.
Overall, we believe investors are being paid to
take risk, and we prefer
equities over fixed income.
Many investors have no idea how their portfolios would fare if the
equity market
took a big hit, according to a
risk - tolerance survey FinMason did late last year.
This gets at the broad backdrop for
risk -
taking, and certainly can relax as markets stabilize, and are still very consistent with a strong
risk -
taking environment that can support
equities.
We prefer to
take economic
risk through
equities rather than credit against a backdrop of low absolute yields, tights spreads and rising rates.
And for the Chinese private
equity groups, raising funds in dollars instead of yuan enables them to target overseas investments without getting entangled in Beijing's capital controls, while international investors often wish to avoid
taking local currency
risk.
«For many people, the only way to keep assets growing enough to not only beat inflation but hopefully grow in real terms is to
take on some
equity risk.»
By
taking on more
risk as an
equity investor, one can economically participate in a company's value creation activities providing an enhanced return profile relative to a company's debt offerings.
Mr. Francois, 49, on the job at Chrysler for 15 months, is gaining a reputation among his ad agencies, dealers and staff for surprising them and
taking the kinds of
risks that make them feel more confident than they ever did while owned by German carmaker Daimler or private -
equity firm Cerberus Capital.
With
equity returns likely to moderate and volatility set to rise, investors face a difficult choice: Accept lower returns, or
take on greater
risk.
According to a June survey from Legg Mason, nearly 80 % of millennial investors plan to
take on more
risk this year, with 66 % of them expressing an interest in
equities.
«Many participants reported that their contacts had
taken the previous month's turbulence in stride, although a few participants suggested that financial developments over the intermeeting period highlighted some downside
risks associated with still - high valuations for
equities or from market volatility more generally,» the minutes said.
We still see a role for credit in bond portfolios but, overall, prefer to
take economic
risk in
equities, as reflected in our recent downgrade of U.S. credit.
We prefer to
take risk in
equities and see upside for European stocks on stronger economic growth.
We've had some market volatility this year that we've seen that may make some investors uncomfortable, but the reality of it is, the conversations we were having up to this point is, make sure you rebalance your portfolio to make sure that you're not
taking on too much
equity risk, and that your asset allocation is aligned to meet your goals.
The bottom line: Investors are being offered better returns for
taking risk in the low - return landscape, and a portfolio allocation to a broader, diversified mix of assets — including alternatives, global
equities and emerging market (EM) assets — can potentially help improve returns, in our view.
One explanation is that consumer optimism indicates a greater willingness to
take risk and own
equities.
Economic expansion supports both
equities and credit, but we prefer to
take risk in
equities, particularly non-U.S. stocks.
Put simply, even
taking account of current interest rate levels, and even assuming that stocks should be priced to deliver commensurately lower long - term returns, we currently estimate that the S&P 500 is about 2.8 times the level at which
equities would provide an appropriate
risk premium relative to bonds.
But this masks the reality that
equities — and by extension other
risk assets — still look attractive
taking into account that bond yields are likely to stay historically low.
This poses a dilemma for investors: Accept lower returns or dial up
risk by
taking more
equity, credit and interest rate exposure.
As a result, the financial opportunity in our
equity rewards program is best realized through long - term appreciation of our stock price, which mitigates excessive short - term
risk -
taking.
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If that's the case then the portfolio's asset allocation reflects the fact that you can
take more
risk on the
equity side — in the hope of better returns — as long as you're not banking on those returns to enable you to live.
If there's not a single buyer that will
take on both the assets and liabilities without the government assuming private default
risk, Bear's assets should be put out for bid, Bear's bonds should go into default, and by the unfortunate reality of how
equities work, Bear's shareholders shouldn't get $ 2 - they should get nothing.
The common element is that any long position
taken in a specific
equity is offset by a short position in either a merger partner (
risk arbitrage), an «overvalued» member of the same sector (long / short paired trading), a convertible bond (convertible arbitrage), a futures contract (index arbitrage) or an option contract (volatility arbitrage).
An
equity portfolio that owns a lot of MLPs and mortgage REITs such that the mix yields 7 or 8 % is
taking a lot of
risk.
«A foreclosure offers a little more
equity in the property, but there's a little more
risk and there's a little more involvement in the steps that you have to
take,» said Bill Flagg, a broker associate with ERA Queen City Realty in Scotch Plains, N.J., a foreclosure expert.
When markets
take a tumble like we have seen across the
equity world over the last few days, it's usually the time investors reassess their view on
risk!
As a result of the likely move into negative real returns on cash, more cash savers will move into UK government bonds (gilts), more gilt owners will swap them for corporate bonds, some more will move into
equities, and a sliver of
risk - takers will use cheaper financing to start businesses or
take out loans to build property.
Taking on more
equity risk when the expected future returns are lower than in the past and downside
risks higher makes little sense to me.
We prefer to
take risk in
equities rather than credit, given tight credit spreads, low yields and a maturing cycle.