For pathways that give a most likely warming up to about 4 °C, cumulative emissions from pre-industrial times to year 2200 correlate strongly with most likely resultant peak warming regardless of the shape of emissions floors used, providing a more natural long -
term policy horizon than 2050 or 2100.
Not exact matches
«We remain firmly convinced that an extraordinary amount of monetary
policy support, including through our forward guidance, is still necessary for the present level of underutilized resources to be re-absorbed and for inflation to return to and durably stabilize around levels close to 2 percent within a meaningful medium -
term horizon,» Draghi said.
Investors with shorter -
term investment
horizons should be cognizant of the impact that rising interest rates have had on their bond portfolios, and be ready for more volatility as the new administration's
policies are implemented beginning in January.
«Where there's long -
term policy developments, that would be desirable so that there are no surprises or traps on the
horizon which a bit of discussion might have foreseen and avoided,» Mr Williams said.
Historically, the outperformance of value has been associated with a rising interest - rate environment; as the US Federal Reserve Board (sometimes referred to as «the world's central bank» for the far - reaching impact of its
policies) attempts to begin raising rates, we see a potential catalyst for a value recovery over our long -
term investment
horizon.
Investors with shorter -
term investment
horizons should be cognizant of the impact that rising interest rates have had on their bond portfolios, and be ready for more volatility as the new administration's
policies are implemented beginning in January.
This type of
policy is worth considering if you have a long -
term time
horizon and are comfortable with the risk of owning investments that can fluctuate in value.
Washington is unable to create the conditions for long -
term investments because 1) election cycles create short
horizons, and 2) the economics of future energy
policies are often linked to volatile oil prices.
Just as clean solar energy generation is beginning to take hold in the US, albeit from a small base (around 1 % in absolute
terms), significant
policy headwinds appear on the
horizon.
Policy - makers should not succumb to what the Governor of the Bank of England referred to as the «tragedy of
horizons» by viewing these risks as too long -
term to be addressed by the capital markets.
For example, if your kids are heading into college and beyond, you may see less of a need for life insurance on the
horizon, in which case decreasing
term policy might be a smart purchase.
Survival Units: By staying invested over a long
term horizon, you become eligible to receive Survival Units, which are added to your Fund Value after every 5 years, starting from the end of the 10th
policy year, provided the
policy is in force.
And when you decide you don't want the «
term»
policy anymore, simply surrender the
policy and receive a full distribution of your accumulated cash value without any surrender charges; on the other hand, if it turns out that you do need the
policy for longer than the original
term time
horizon, you have a permanent
policy that can be maintained and receive additional deposits as necessary, without the hassles and hazards of seeking out a
term conversion.
Instead of this
policy with a
term rider, it would be better to take a
term policy and invest the remaining money in equity funds, as the time
horizon is longer.