Sentences with phrase «think volatility in markets»

«Because of the potential for overheating in the economy, we think volatility in markets is going to be higher,» he said.

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«I think if there is volatility and a pullback in the markets, for us, just given where valuations are, that creates a great opportunity to be buying the market,» Hosie added.

Quadratic Capital Management's Nancy Davis — who correctly predicted the blow - up in the popular wager on low volatility by hedge funds before last week's plunge — thinks the market will remain turbulent.

Timmer: You know, the last two years until the January high, were really extraordinary times for the market, and I fear that investors got spoiled by that, because the S&P was up I think 52 % in two years and in 2017 the volatility — the standard deviation of those returns — was at an all - time low of 3.9.

You could say that 2018 is still a young year and it's way too early to judge things, which is true, but the level of volatility in both stocks and bonds during February is making this year feel like we've lived through two full years already, and I think what the markets are signaling is more likely to be a sea change than a blip.

And I think that given higher volatility in the markets, going into higher yielding bonds or stocks, the risker ones, is unadvisable.

Given the expected uncertainty and potential volatility in the coming year, I think avoiding high - priced mistakes and management teams that lack integrity — 2 things that owners of an entire market index of companies can not easily avoid — may prove helpful.

Here's a piece I wrote recently for Bloomberg talking about both short - and long - term volatility in the markets and how investors can think about its meaning.

Michael Hasenstab: I think what's interesting about the volatility we are seeing related to the political polarization in the United States and Europe is that it's juxtaposed against a very different dynamic happening in emerging markets.

While I've long recognised the flaws in the «bell curve» and witnessed them on an almost daily basis, I found the book a useful construct to help think about volatility and market risk.

I think the secular equity bear market we are currently in could continue for several more years, thus, lower volatility dividend stocks may offer some protection while still providing equity exposure.

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.

We don't think this precludes the market from further volatility in the coming days or weeks, but we do think this dust will settle as well.

In summary, there is some short - term volatility in the markets and we think that gives us an opportunity to reposition our portfolioIn summary, there is some short - term volatility in the markets and we think that gives us an opportunity to reposition our portfolioin the markets and we think that gives us an opportunity to reposition our portfolios.

If much of the investment into bond mutual funds that has occurred the last couple of years is for purposes of dampening the volatility of a portfolio — and with the 10 - Year Treasury yield at 1.8 percent it's difficult to argue for a different motivation - then it's important to think through the thesis that bonds will defend a balanced portfolio in an equity bear market in the same way they have, especially to the extent they have in the last two bear markets.

It's easy to think that markets have been on a steady grind higher during this period of low volatility, but when we look more closely, we find that there have been distinct, dynamic and evolving trends in place.

Overall, we think the European economy in general is doing well and the so - called «real economy,» tied to the production of goods and services, seems, so far, to have been insulated from the volatility in the financial markets.

The stock market does not work as efficiently as some would like to think, or indeed hope that it would, otherwise we would not see volatility in the market as much as we do, which is due to human emotion and people often jumping on the «band wagon».

Against this background, we think that the divergences in the monetary policies of the major economies are likely to become more apparent, which could increase pressure on some central banks and magnify market volatility.

TODAY»S TOPIC: 3 Overlooked (But Simple) Ways to Boost Portfolio Returns Hosted By: Dominique J. Henderson, Sr., CFP ® (Send me an email) Get Alerts at: Link to Show Episode (For mobile users) February was a rough month in the markets... lots of volatility... And just in case you might be thinking what happens if the markets take -LSB-...]

With all the volatility in the stock market lately, I thought it would be a good time to point out that this is only natural.

There's no way to know for sure what the stock market will do, and it's easy to let market volatility quickly turn into volatility in your thinking.

With that in mind, we also think investors should consider preparing for rising volatility following an unusually quiet period for global financial markets.

I had a talk with LIC manager to convert from Fixed to Floating rate, But the lowest possible conversion floating rate offered to old customer is only 10.90 %, Which i don't think make any sense considering the market volatility in 5 years from now.

I think the chances of those trying to negotiate a deal coming up with something that is going to cripple the economy long term are slim, but I think there will be a bit of volatility in the market over the next few months until things settle out.

If recent volatility in the equity market has you thinking about different ways to diversify your assets, new data released by Roofstock illustrates why single - family rentals are a strong investment alternative to stocks and bonds.

In light of some recent minor volatility in the stock market, I thought now would be a great time to revisit the very nature of dividend growth investing and why it's such a robust strategy for those aiming to one day live off of their growing dividend incomIn light of some recent minor volatility in the stock market, I thought now would be a great time to revisit the very nature of dividend growth investing and why it's such a robust strategy for those aiming to one day live off of their growing dividend incomin the stock market, I thought now would be a great time to revisit the very nature of dividend growth investing and why it's such a robust strategy for those aiming to one day live off of their growing dividend income.

As for why these regional differences exist, some homeowners think it might be due to the volatility of the market they're in.

At a time when many, if not most, investors are fixated on market volatility and worried about losing their shirts should the market melt down in the not - to0 - distant future, you're thinking about saving and investing for the long - term.

I do however agree with your comments, make a Strategy over a lifetime, develop good thought processes and analytics, don't get crazy over the daily up and down, do keep cash in a safe place to weather the storm of market volatility.

Given the recent volatility in the bond market, we thought it was a good time to re-visit why we prefer bond funds to bond ETFs (we first wrote about this in the March 2013 in NoLoad FundX and Janet Brown wrote about it on the Forbes Intelligent Investing blog that month, too).

February was a rough month in the markets... lots of volatility... And just in case you might be thinking what happens if the markets take a prolonged tumble.

In fact, a recent Fidelity survey found that many investors think index funds, which attempt to match a market benchmark like the S&P 500 (before fees), are less risky than active funds, which attempt to outperform a benchmark.1 That may help explain why during 11 weeks of heightened market volatility in 2015, investors bought index funds but sold active funds at seven times the average rate during nonvolatile weeksIn fact, a recent Fidelity survey found that many investors think index funds, which attempt to match a market benchmark like the S&P 500 (before fees), are less risky than active funds, which attempt to outperform a benchmark.1 That may help explain why during 11 weeks of heightened market volatility in 2015, investors bought index funds but sold active funds at seven times the average rate during nonvolatile weeksin 2015, investors bought index funds but sold active funds at seven times the average rate during nonvolatile weeks.2

But given the volatility in the market I don't think thats a good enough return for most people.

Or you are located in relatively large market but you think that bonds are fundamentally more attractive in other currencies (higher credit spreads), but you want to limit the volatility.

I think you'd have to believe in the tooth fairy to believe that you could easily outperform the market by seven - percentage points per annum just by investing in high volatility stocks.»

Given the volatility and disorder to be found hour - by - hour, if not minute - by - minute, in capital markets both at home and abroad, we think our blog is aptly named.

There are actually two; 1) the Greek situation will probably stumble along in its current form for a while, creating substantial volatility in world stock markets, and 2) given all this negative news there may be some nuggets of gold in the Greek stock market that are worth a look for adventurous value investors (the WSJ had a piece on Greek shipping companies today, so I'm not alone with this line of thinking... beware!).

But I think the key points to make to the investors is that risk should not be defined as short - term volatility but permanent loss of capital, which can happen in the bond markets, as investors in Greek bonds found out.

Think buying a property — the value of that property isn't assessed daily, therefore short - term volatility in the equity markets is unlikely to affect the value of the property.

Due to the high volatility and cyclical nature of the office market timing a well - thought strategy in terms of the timing of market entry and exit, location and quality of product to be targeted it is critically important for achieving targeted returns.