When starting a business, the only thing that may be more
valuable than capital is advice.
Not exact matches
Last year, an analyst at RBC
Capital Markets concluded that a single episode of The Big Bang Theory was more
valuable to advertisers
than an entire week's worth of viewing on YouTube.
One employee, who gave a two - star rating, wrote on April 3 that their advice to management was, «Remember that human
capital is
valuable rather
than allowing great talent to leave.»
I have ignored reasons that might justify lower discount rates or higher GDP adjustments for China mainly because the purpose of this essay is to explain why the U.S. multiple is so much higher
than China's, and of course these reasons exist, but I think whatever the correct ratio should be, there is no question that advanced economies always justify higher multiples
than developing economies because they tend to be economically more diversified and politically more stable, and they usually have institutions, including clearer legal and regulatory frameworks, more sophisticated
capital allocation processes, less rigid financial systems, and smaller state sectors (which make smooth adjustment, one of the most
valuable and undervalued components of long - term growth, more likely).
Personal
Capital takes less
than one minute to sign up and is the most
valuable tool I've found to help folks manage their money.
This ability to generate returns on each new dollar of
capital they invest at rates of up to 10x better
than the average company while growing at rates approaching 3x the average public company makes these businesses very
valuable.
There is no doubt that permanent
capital is a much more
valuable asset for a funds management business
than the same amount of temporary
capital.
Many of the best no annual fee cash back credit cards like the
Capital One ® Quicksilver ® Cash Rewards Credit Card or Fidelity Investment Rewards will get you better rewards rates and offer you cash back which is much more
valuable than loyalty points.
And if one is able to pay a price that's much lower
than value, that creates something like a «coiled spring» that serves to accelerate
capital gain on top of whatever natural, organic
capital gain would occur as a high - quality business increases its profit and naturally becomes more
valuable as a result.
There is no doubt that permanent
capital is a much more
valuable asset for a funds management business
than the same amount of temporary
capital.
Wealthy taxpayers will now find
capital losses more
valuable than ever because of the
capital gains rate increase for those in the top two brackets.
There is nothing more frustrating
than having a perfect trading strategy and only finding out at a later stage that the trading mistakes you were not willing to accept earlier on, costed you your most
valuable asset - your
capital.
Donating appreciated securities carries
valuable tax savings, too — namely, the donor won't owe
capital gains taxes on the appreciation in the shares, and he or she can deduct the full market value of the shares at the time of the donation, provided the investor has owned them for up to one year and provided the deduction is less
than 30 % of adjusted gross income.
In our earlier post, we wrote that VVTV seemed to us to be one of the better opportunities available because it's a net net stock (i.e. a stock trading for less
than its net current assets) with other
valuable assets and noted activist investor Carlo Cannell of Cannell
Capital has an activist position in it.
For example, SunAmerica,
Capital Southwest, Zygo, Raymond James Financial, St. Jude Medical and MBIA Inc. are far more
valuable properties today because of their corporate achievements
than they were when TAVF first acquired their common stocks.
Are you contributing
capital, or do you somehow think your time in this field that you don't understand is more
valuable than everyone else's money?
The combination of the bonus categories and the ability to redeem for up to two cents per mile makes this card more
valuable than other fixed - value currencies, such as Barclaycard Arrival miles or
Capital One Venture miles.
The Chase Sapphire card has a fee, too, and the miles are more flexible and
valuable (to me)
than Capital One points.
Banks often see these types of real estate investments as high risk, but private
capital lenders recognize that the borrower is creating a more
valuable property and are willing to structure the loan to fit the project, rather
than making the project fit the loan.