I think equity investors are making the same mistake today when they look to the alleged safety of high - yield stocks.
Not exact matches
But Katie Koch, global head of client portfolio management and business strategy for fundamental
equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, also highlights a paradigm shift in the way
investors should
think about picking stocks and about diversification itself.
«However, I would like it on the record — as an expert who has
thought about these issues nearly every working hour over the last four years — that I'm convinced that without the SPV and 12g fixes, retail
investors will be heavily disadvantaged as compared to accredited
investors and
equity crowdfunding will ultimately be seen as a failure.
This means that though
investors think that stocks are too expensive, they are still pushing money into those
equities, which indicates that they
think markets will continue to rise despite these lofty valuations.
Though
investors think that stocks are too expensive, they are still pushing money into those
equities
«I
think about markets,» said Ms. Ripley, a longtime
investor - relations professional who has worked in both banks and private
equity firms.
Equity investors are feeling very optimistic right now, even though the problems that plagued their
thinking mere weeks ago are still there (last year the TSX fell over 11 % — was that so long ago?).
The billionaire
investor tells CNBC's Maria Bartiromo why he
thinks Asian tigers, private
equity buyouts and bankruptcies will keep rising in 2007.
«I
think that no one in their right mind will want a thousand or 2,000
equity investors in their company,» he explained.
Because
equity investors — that tend to get what they ask for — increasingly are saying enough is enough, and a lot of releveraging activity was front loaded, and with an expected more benign rate hiking cycle there is less urgency to pull the trigger on deals, we continue to
think that corporate balance sheets (ex-energy, ex-materials) will improve in 4Q and into 2016.
Just one year into his term as CEO, Wiseman has already developed a reputation as an innovative and forward -
thinking investor, says Colin Blaydon, director of the Center for Private
Equity and Entrepreneurship at Dartmouth College.
Investors recognized that Abenomics was going to devalue the yen and
thought that would be good for Japanese
equities, explains Kremenstein.
«In many instances, the
investors involved at the venture level and, of course, the people running the business
think they actually have a good company,» notes Tom Stephens, director of Institutional
Equity Sales at Tucker Anthony Inc.'s office in Washington, D.C. «But the truth is, in bull markets people believe in bullshit.»
This type of
equity investor differs from angel
investors and other
equity investors as the firms are primarily interested in high - value opportunities (
think millions of dollars rather than thousands or tens of thousands of dollars).
Is n`t — do n`t you
think there will come a time when the yield on the 10 year will start to provide some competition from the yields in the stock market and that will have a problem for
equity investors?
My rule of thumb: if there are less than a total of five founders /
investors, I don't even
think about
equity as compensation and neither should you.
It doesn't matter if you are a fixed income
investor considering purchasing bonds issued by a company, an
equity investor considering buying stock in a firm, a landlord contemplating leasing a property to an enterprise, a bank officer making a recommendation on a potential loan, or a vendor
thinking about extending credit to a new customer, knowing how to calculate it in a few seconds can give you a powerful insight into the health of company.
Which will now be harder, because paying for Solar City in stock — and hence diluting existing shareholders substantially — mere weeks after a big
equity offering will make
investors to whom Musk will have to sell stock in the future to meet his voracious needs for money
think twice: will he take their money then dilute them again a few weeks or months later?
But with long - term bonds and non-cyclical
equity sectors trading at historically extreme valuations while cyclical sectors trade at valuations below their long - term average, we
think that risk aversion is creating numerous investment opportunities for
investors willing to build a portfolio of more economically sensitive companies.
At EnergyFunders, we
think the
Equity Crowdfunding Model is the best option for
investors.
Equity markets clearly convulsed relative to expectations at that time, but I
think the reason the markets have been resilient since then is because
investors had moved too far to an extreme.
But, finally, we
think that an
equity crowdfunding site that delivers true due diligence is a big win for
investors.
(I
think it's useful for UK
investors to be aware of the US perspective, because passive
investors are likely to have as much as 50 % of their
equity portfolio invested in American companies.)
«Instead of having a fire sale and dumping [the unsold inventory] and causing chaos, what you're having is lenders, owners [and] private
equity investors saying, «We believe in the collateral, we believe in the product, and we don't
think they should slash the prices.
The stock market has taken
investors on a wild ride in recent days, but Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley's chief investment officer and chief U.S.
equity strategist, doesn't
think the sudden spike in volatility portends the start of a bear market.
Your average
investor pictures stock - based (or
equity) mutual funds when they
think of the term.
We were also
thinking that if an acquisition came to fruition, we could at that time reward our
investors w / conversion to
equity or a higher return in order to provide a further reward for their assistance / investment.
Calling an exact top in
equities is almost impossible but we still
think that for anything more than short - term trades,
investors are too late to the stock - party now.
In fact, this is one of the main reasons we
think GDP could rebound sharply and surprise many
investors who have recently been clamoring for bonds and interest rate - sensitive
equities.
I don't agree with pundits who
think that retail
investors uniformly lack the sophistication or the fortitude to invest in private
equity.
I
think it's a very careless time for
equity and bond
investors from a longer term perspective whereas those of us who are Austrian have a bend for the idea of real money, sound money, and one of the things that looks pretty attractive in a Ponzi finance global macroeconomic backdrop would be precious metals I would say.
«We
think that as soon as the noise and political uncertainty that had dominated the region in 2012 finally subsides this year,
investor confidence in
equity capital markets is bound to gain momentum,» he says.
For example, an
investor who fell victim to the dotcom bubble or 2008 financial crisis and sold their
equity positions at the absolute worst time would feel anticipated regret if they were to
think about re-investing in the stock market again.
I used to
think it must have been easy to be an
equity investor back in the 1950s when the dividend yield on the S&P 500 exceeded the yield on ten - year Treasuries.
How should
investors think about risk in
equity markets right now?
I
think the pace of the recent
equity market drop, particularly in Europe, took some
investors by surprise.
When one
thinks about which investment is likely to achieve Buffett's goal of allowing an
investor to consume more in the future, we
think equities remain the easy choice.
The article had significant reach, and having trained
equity and credit analysts across three continents through the course of my career, I know that instructing
investors on how to «unlearn'the wrong ways of
thinking about things is a lot harder than molding a fresh thinker into a great investment professional.
In February, Bertrams, the UK's second - biggest book wholesaler, was sold to private
equity backer Aurelius for half the sum it originally bid for the business (which itself seemed like a knock - down price for a business with sales of more than # 200m); last week the UK's biggest high street book chain Waterstones was sold to activist
investor Elliott Advisors for a sum
thought to be considerably less than its Russian owner Alexander Mamut once wanted; and this week the UK's biggest printer of black and white books, Clays, with sales of # 77m, was sold to Italian printer Elcograf for # 23.8 m.
This is Part 2 of the note by Balaji Sridharan, an
equity investor, who shares his approach and
thought process on investing.
With lower taxes high on new U.S. President Donald Trump's to - do list,
investors may well wonder if it's time to adjust their asset allocations to take advantage of conditions popularly
thought to benefit
equities.
I
think any long term
investor should look to have 10 - 30 % of their
equity assets invested in these economic champions, with that number being towards the high end of the range exactly when all the talking heads on the TV channels are advising to cut risk!
This presents a big problem for
investors who have been selling
equities and moving that money into bonds with the
thought that it will be «safe» until they need to sell the bond.
thanks for prompt reply, normally AMC gives capital gain statement, i
think that should be enough, at the same time they give disclosure that
investor should consult their lawyer.but what about
equity share.
Hi Professor, Two quick questions: 1) Any
thoughts on why a greater proportion of active
equity investors underperform the index compared to bond or real estate
investors?
In the current environment, we
think long - term
investors should not buy
equities indiscriminately.
I
think a lot of individual
investors spend countless hours on public
equity stock screens, trying to find a mis - priced company that many professional money managers globally have missed.
So, I
think most
investors should take a deep breath, know that
equities are good long - term performers, and take a look at their portfolio and see if they can take advantage of it.»
I don't
think 60:40 is required for long term
investors with their behavioral finance in check, but for the average 30 year old in a 90:10
equity to bond split (I know, I know, crazy volatility) what do you and your team predict going forward over the next two decades?
Investors still cite the low costs of ETFs, but with the S&P 500 trading at a P / E ratio of 21x of higher, and earnings growth remaining persistently low, Narhi and Barr don't
think equity valuations are worth the risk.