However, margin expansion will continue to be hindered by competitive pricing, low investment yields and decreasing capital reserves.
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That such non-economic investment yields waste and destruction is one of the great lessons of the Soviet experiment.
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The company targets investment yields starting in the high 4% range.
To put it simply, as long as investment yields exceed underwriting losses, the way to maximise shareholder value is to underwrite as much risk as possible with as little capital as possible.
While premiums to book value have eroded in recent quarters as share prices stagnated and dividends were flat or cut, keep in mind that the relative attractiveness of the Agency MREIT yields has actually increased as competing investment yields have fallen.
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The average equity real estate investment trust yields a high 7.4% these days, taxed as ordinary income in most cases.
But right now, thanks to the Bernanke Put that is pushing bond rates to epic lows, many utilities have dividend yields higher than investment-grade bond yields.
Below-investment grade paper yields more than 8%, as do A-rated preferred stocks.
The difference in yields between investment grade and junk bonds is meaningful.
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Yields on junk bonds have fallen over the past two weeks, and the gap in yields between investment-grade bonds and junk has narrowed, from 688 basis points to 600.
Proponents of earnings yield say it enables a comparison against bonds, with higher comparative yields suggesting one investment vehicle is cheaper than the other.
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There are not many places where investors can buy investment grade bonds that pay decent yields, or interest payments.
Low Japanese yields should push domestic investment funds to seek better returns farther afield with U.S. Treasuries the most likely destination.
The Council's report, Business Travel - A Catalyst for Economic Performance, also finds that business travel yields a return on investment of ten to one (in the US, the return is larger - 12 to 1).
It costs dramatically less, takes much less time, and yields infinitely more return on investment.
However, investors have been pouring money into corporate bonds of all stripes both high-quality, investment grade and low-quality high yields.
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Quirk notes that several real estate investment trusts, with their commensurate fat yields, have popped up on the list of most frequently-traded names.
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Here lies a dilemma: income-tax cuts need to be permanent if they are to boost spending, but permanent cuts and larger future government borrowing are more likely to push up bond yields, crowding out private investment.
The school committee joined their side late last year, figuring an investment trust would likely pay out better yields than a land trust that has to deal with erosion control and other improvements, in addition to the litigation that would restart if the settlement isn't improved.
Corporate bonds with an investment grade tell a similar story, with yields rising over the past couple of weeks.
After all, central banks have so far largely welcomed rising asset prices as a sign of restored confidence and view low yields as creating an incentive for investment.
But Matthew Tucker, head of fixed-income investment strategy at iShares, says the iShares yields are also lower because the funds mature in March versus December for the Guggenheim offerings.
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As bond yields come up, they compete for investment dollars from other yield-heavy investments, so the theory goes.
The U.S. investment bank bought the properties at first-year yields of 9% to 10%, according to people familiar with the talks.
The risk premium in financial markets comes in as Treasury yields move up and fewer below-investment-grade debentures stop trading like yesterday's sardines.
Investors looking for individual stocks should consider health care, energy and tech stocks with above-average dividend yields, says Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott.
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