That luxury allows private REITs to make better
use of leverage in boosting returns to their shareholders.
Low - cost mortgage debt and auto loans can be
good uses of leverage — especially mortgage debt at the rates we've seen of late.
Buying a new home in 1963 with a 25 % loan definitely turned out to be a fantastic
use of leverage when it was sold in 1977.
Probably get down votes for this, but I'll even argue that
proper use of leverage can very much reduce your risk.
Likewise upgrading to a much nicer 5 year old home in 1977 also turned out to be a
great use of leverage when you look back at the transaction with hindsight.
Since the beginning of time, the
wise use of leverage has made people very rich throughout the world.
The
prudent use of leverage can help investors employ more risk efficient portfolios without necessarily sacrificing potential returns.
In this article, the author studied 13million real trades from a FX broker and arrived at a conclusion that the
increased use of leverage has a detrimental outcome on profitability.
When market conditions are viewed as favorable,
use of leverage using call options may be amplify exposure to general market fluctuations for meaningful periods of time
The returns themselves (an average of 2.7 %) suggest the need for higher degrees of portfolio leverage to reach satisfactory returns, and the volatilities (an average of 6.4 %) allow room for
judicious use of leverage.
In essence, we find that the secret to Buffett's success is his preference for cheap, safe, high - quality stocks combined with his
consistent use of leverage to magnify returns while surviving the inevitable large absolute and relative drawdowns this entails.
Four Ex-Im officials have been removed or suspended over the past few months for suspected kickbacks, gifts, and
improper use of leverage to secure favorable contracts for businesses, according to the Wall Street Journal, which reported the news on Tuesday.
I did a short shot on this last year, and it scared the «bee - jeezus» out of me, because anything that makes that
much use of leverage to buy notoriosly unstable commodities (yes I am THAT paranoid about Stocks, just ask me about my Nortel stock that I own due to my affiliation with the firm).
Use of leverage tends to magnify increases and decreases in the Fund's returns and leads to a more volatile share price.
They also avoid the
imprudent use of leverage and leave good sized buffers in their investment plans to handle unexpected expenses during downturns.
Then, avoid a few key portfolio management mistakes that can lead to significant losses — including overpaying for assets,
inappropriate use of leverage, investing in opaque or illiquid assets, and following investment fads.
For example in the last post I mentioned how classic value investors avoid financial firms due to the historical instances of weak balance sheets and
cavalier use of leverage.
«The US yieldco portfolio consisting of yieldcos that rely heavily on their sponsor parents for asset «drop - down» and more
aggressive use of leverage are characterised by higher volatility,» the report said.
When market conditions are viewed as favorable,
use of leverage using call options may be amplify exposure to general market fluctuations for meaningful periods of time
Management's discipline financing this growth is remarkable too — they've increased the outstanding share count a mere 6 % in the past decade, relying instead on the
judicious use of leverage.
In your opinion, how will the new policy affect bigger PE firms that rely heavily on
the use of leveraged financing?
The aviation - to - financial services conglomerate is suffering financial strain following a $ 50 billion acquisition spree over the past two years, which has sparked regulatory scrutiny of its opaque ownership and
use of leverage.
The use of leverage, as part of the investment process, can multiply market movements into greater changes in an investment's value, thus resulting in increased volatility of returns.
I'm getting ready to dive into real estate investing and will use my 9 - 5 job as one
use of leverage for purchasing properties.
Evaluate your risk profile and determine if you are willing to accept the risk for
the use of leverage and big returns in trading futures.
The use of leverage meant that if a stock went up 1 %, the investor would make 10 %.
In June, Chinese regulators began to investigate HNA, along with four other firms, for
its use of leverage.
The use of leverage by the fund managers may accelerate the velocity of potential losses.
The use of leverage in a portfolio varies by strategy.
There's a whole universe of high yield CEFs that arises by
this use of leverage in concert with a discount to NAV.
They all differ in investment styles and objectives, asset types,
use of leverage and regulatory requirements.
If the securities decrease in value, a Fund that uses leverage may suffer a greater loss than would have resulted without
the use of leverage.
If the securities decrease in value, the Fund may suffer a greater loss than would have resulted without
the use of leverage.
Other risks and uncertainties relate to NXRT's business, its industry and its common shares and include: investment risk; changes in interest rates; risks associated with investing in high multifamily properties; risks associated with NXRT's
use of leverage; and market risks generally.
Amplified Losses -
The use of leverage means that losses will be amplified if there is negative performance.
«The ban on public matching funds for bundled contributions will curb
the use of leveraging organized money from those who do business with the city,» the groups wrote.