There is talk Mr Akufo - Addo may not contest a second four -
year term given he is 72 years and will be 76 in 2020 when his first term draws to a close.
Not exact matches
In
terms of in - store innovations, the company made a big splash last
year by launching and then heavily hyping two stores — a massive 140,000 - square - foot Canadian Tire in south Edmonton and a Sport Chek in midtown Toronto — that came fully loaded with all manner of screens, simulators and other forms of digital eye candy, including interactive video walls, window shopping using glass screens that display products, and community boards that
give customers access to local sports clinics, league registrations and fitness classes.
Being recognized by Inc. magazine two
years in a row has
given United Bank Card an edge in
terms of creditability and name recognition over our competition.
Last
year, 5,411 individuals either
gave up their citizenship or terminated long -
term residency.
Turner: On the equity side, you said earlier in the
year that the stock market had maybe gotten ahead of itself in
terms of betting on the success of various administration policies that might
give the economy a boost.
Given dwindling CEO tenures — averaging as little as three
years in some industries — chief executives can be understandably reluctant to make long -
term investments, knowing the benefits won't materialize until their successor's successor's time.
It's Mankiw's first principle
given flesh, blood, and a 30 -
year fixed -
term mortgage.
Congress
gave the FBI Director a 10 -
year term in office because, in the wake of the Watergate scandal in the 1970s, it wanted to protect the FBI from interference or instruction by the White House.
Gosnell is charged with killing seven late -
term infants by «snipping» their spinal cords and
giving a 41 -
year - old immigrant patient a fatal overdose of the painkiller Demerol.
Beyond those basics, you'll get approved more readily and with better
terms if you
give the banks precisely what they need to make a decision: tax returns and audited (if possible) financial statements (P&L, balance sheets and cash flow) for the
year to date and the previous three
years; monthly statements for the previous 12 months; a business plan explaining what you do, how you do it and why your company would be a good risk; a detailed projection showing how you will generate the funds to pay down the line; and a backup plan (collateral) to repay the bank if the projections don't pan out.
He then advised that I make a short -
term goal (whether a few months, a
year, or more) to
give me focus and a structured way to continually re-evaluate where I was.
Barbera negotiated
terms as long as eight months from many vendors, and, he says, «some even
gave me a
year.»
Ideally, I recommend a three -
year plan, which will
give you concrete steps to make your long -
term vision come to life.
Khodorkovsky is playing a long game, looking well past the Russian presidential election on March 18 that is guaranteed to
give President Vladimir Putin yet another six -
year term.
The state government has
given Chinese group Kimberley Agricultural Investment four
years to develop active irrigated agriculture in the Ord River region, before it will agree to signing long -
term leases.
One of our respondents expressed this frustration: «Although we are squeaky clean in
terms of financials (no liabilities, etc.), and have been in business for five
years, we can not find banks to lend to us without
giving up our firstborn, so I am using my savings to finance the business.»
What's more, as Buffett points out, he's a long -
term investor, so looking at the
year - to -
year investment and return on a
given business doesn't make a lot of sense.
Just consider the financial risks entrepreneurs run, for example, if they
give company stock to their children as part of a long -
term estate - planning strategy — only to have the IRS step in
years later and challenge the claimed taxable value of the gifts.
Economic factors like consumer confidence, financial obligations, and delinquencies are all improving and the consumer may be more insulated than investors think from a back - up in yields,
given 75 % of their financial obligations are in the form of a mortgage, close to 90 % of all mortgages are 30 -
year fixed, and the average mortgage is
termed out at the lowest rate ever... Taking these factors into account, we generally think it pays to remain sanguine.»
The
term may sound strange
given that we're talking about a narrative - driven game rather than, say, this
year's «Madden.»
Yes this is possible in any
given year, but over the longer
term bonds generally return close to their yields.
The prospect of this downturn taking several
years to unwind is a realistic one,
given how overextended Canadians are in
terms of debt.
Given the outperformance of EM
year - to - date, that discount has now reverted to around 25 %, in line with the long -
term average.
Given the inevitable lags, these factors are likely to see underlying inflation in
year - ended
terms come down a bit more in the near
term.
Given that U.S. short -
term interest rates are stuck at zero, and are likely to remain unusually low for some time even if the Federal Reserve starts to raise rates later this
year, return for cash this
year is almost certain to be negative.
Given those durations, an investor with 15 - 20
years to invest could literally plow their entire portfolio into stocks and long -
term bonds, in expectation of very high long -
term returns, with the additional comfort that their financial security did not rely on the direction of the markets, thanks to the ability to reinvest generous coupon payments and dividends.
504 loans can have either a 10 -
year term (for equipment) or a 20 -
year term (for real estate),
giving borrowers the ability to repay the loan over the lifetime of the asset.
Reilly pleaded guilty to bribery - related charges and was
given a three -
year jail
term, suspended for four
years, after being accused of overseeing a «criminal godfather» scheme to bribe doctors.
And even if the indicator was valid (counterfactually), the article asks readers to accept as
given that earnings are properly reported here, that they will grow by nearly 50 % over the coming
year, and that investors are willing to key the long -
term return they require from stocks to the yield on 10 -
year bonds, which has been abnormally depressed in a flight to safety.
Because the 10 -
year yield is dictated by the market, and the market still won't believe in aggressively higher long -
term inflation
given the 30 +
year downward trend.
These executives also were
given a so - called long -
term incentive of performance shares which were based on short -
term results of 2 -
years.
According to Bloomberg data, EM debt is offering yields of above 4 %, and despite a strong
year - to - date performance (more than 13 %), we see potential for significant income with lowered spread risk,
given the diminished expectations of a near -
term Fed move.
The best long -
term investment strategies will never be the best performers in any
given year.
In determining the long -
term incentive component of CEO compensation, the Committee shall consider, among other factors, the Company's performance and relative shareholder return, the value of similar incentive awards to chief executive officers at comparable companies, the awards
given to the CEO in past
years, and other factors considered relevant by the Committee.
Yet on the whole,
given their positive experience both with receiving more income than they could get from the fixed - income sector in recent
years and the potential for capital appreciation over the long haul, dividend stocks and the ETFs that own them have demonstrated their long -
term value to the investors who've gravitated toward them during the low - rate environment of the past decade.
This short -
term focus mirrors the compensation and mindset of hedge fund managers, who can earn massive performance bonuses for outperforming in any
given year.
It is hard to believe, for example, that Canada could not in the end find common ground with the US on some extension of patent protection for pharmaceuticals, since it was able to do so in the just - completed negotiations with the EU, or that an extension of the
term of copyright protection from 50 to 70
years from the agreed baseline would have much if any real practical impact on Canada although it would be seen as a gain by the US
given the heavy copyright portfolios of US entertainment companies, allowing them an additional period of time to exploit their copyrighted content.
One way to quantify the country's long -
term fiscal situation is by measuring its fiscal gap, or the amount of non-interest deficit reduction needed each
year to achieve a
given fiscal target.
Given that each VIX futures contract has a constant vega exposure of 1000, the S&P VIX Short
Term Futures Inverse Daily Index has been gradually increasing its vega exposure over the past couple of
years.
if something happened to either himself or Charlie but
given Simpson was just six
years his junior, «a different answer» was needed for the long -
term.
Unlike the standard
term, the Extended Repayment Plan
gives you 25
years to pay off your federal student loans.
Agreed this is above our pay grades: I don't think many foresaw a 25 % increase this time last
year,
given they already appeared ruinously priced for long -
term investors even then!
Forget about
giving a company three to five
years to execute on a long -
term strategy.
Because it
gives you passive income that grows exponentially each
year, and simultaneously builds your net worth over the long -
term.
They can get over 4 % fixed from 10 -
year UK government bonds — a huge spread over short -
term rates, but still not very attractive compared to 3.25 % from the FTSE 100,
given that dividend income should rise over time.
The long -
term picture is still far from promising
given the internal weakness of the market, and the coming two months sport the most negative seasonality in the
year, so the chances of a deeper correction will are high.
«It's been a transformational
year all around
given the two big transactions... and some of the progress the company has made in
terms of addressing some of their cost issues and efficiency issues.»
These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet;
giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four -
year)
terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.
Of course, traders are erring on the side of caution ahead of the release of the FOMC Jan 30 - 31 minutes and
given the short dollar bus had reached standing room only portions, the short -
term pause in this
year's grand dollar sell - off was not too unexpected.
SunTrust offers CDs from seven days to 10
years,
giving you the option to save for both long - and short -
term goals.