Recommended tests are those that the Task Force believes deliver sufficient preventive value--net of false readings and the risks association with doing further procedures based on them.
There is such a thing as a free lunch, sometimes, and it's closed-end funds trading at big discounts to net-asset value.
More than 100 closed-end funds are trading at discounts to net-asset value of more than 20.0%, though most of them are leveraged, meaning they borrow money to amplify their returns, a risky strategy if disaster strikes the portfolio.
Following a prominent fund's "breaking of the buck"--that is, a decline in its net asset value below par--in September, investors began to withdraw funds in large amounts from money market mutual funds that invest in private instruments such as commercial paper and certificates of deposit.
All other things being equal, it is your ability to brand yourself as a net-value-creator that will determine whether you get fired or promoted.
Horton now trade at 1.9 times the per-share value of the company's net assets, approaching the 2.3 level seen in 2004-05.
With the current state of the market, net-asset value can be a confounding calculation.
Shares in closed-end funds are traded on exchanges and can be above or, more often, below the net-asset value.
When they are deeply below net-asset value, as high-yield bond funds are now, they can be very good buys.
These unitholders will receive the then-current net asset value of the units, based on the current market value of the underlying securities in the portfolio, less any remaining deferred sales charge, as of the evaluation time.
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Another survey revealed that 78 percent of managers would reject an NPV (net present value)-positive project if it would lower quarterly earnings below consensus expectations, and 80 percent would focus on this short-term metric at the expense of building long-term shareholder value.
This means that the share price and the net-asset value are one and the same, but it also means that portfolio managers are slaves to financial fashion: when an asset class becomes popular, money comes pouring in and they must buy.
Or you unveil an innovative executive training programmed and boardroom colleagues question its net present value and pay-back time calculation.
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Finally, we calculate the net-present-value of all those costs to capture the opportunity cost of tying your money up in a down payment .
The fund has a good track record of out-performing its net asset value return in strong market years and fund management has been a consistent buyer of shares (currently holding around a third of all shares outstanding).
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Under the law, cigarette packs with a net retail price of Phillipine peso11.50, excluding excise and value-added taxes, will have a P12 excise tax, while those with a net retail price tag of over P11.50 will be imposed with excise tax of P25.
However, even more than gadgets and gimmicks, so-called "Ultra-High Net Worth Individuals" value fairly simple fundamentals of a great customer experience, said Milton Pedraza, CEO of the Luxury Institute, a research firm focusing on the nation's wealthiest 10%.
The Equus Total Return ( EQS) trades at a -58.48 discount, but invests in non-listed securities so the net asset value is open to interpretation.
You can buy shares at any time at the net asset value, as with open-end funds, but you can only redeem quarterly and not necessarily all your holdings.
This morning it was just under 24p, up a bit on the day, but that is a staggering 55% below the value of RBS's net assets per share - and less than half what taxpayers paid for the shares when rescuing the group.
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The only sure way to drive a closed-end fund closer to its net asset value is to attract a raider who tries to force management changes or a liquidation.
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All else being equal, stick with closed-end funds selling at discounts to net asset value.
As of 2010, some 83% of people who were getting set to retire owned homes and for most of them, the value of their homes made up nearly one-third of their net worth.
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The results show that the 40-year bond produces a reduction in the Net Present Value of the payments of 43% (an early version of this post had reported this as 37% but commenter Nene pointed out an error in the spreadsheet thanks for the input Nene).
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If you choose a closed-end fund trading at a discount to its net asset value, you might also get some capital appreciation, says Maury Fertig, chief investment officer at Relative Value Partners LLC, Northbrook, Ill.
And witness the split in the stockmarket between blue-chips such as Toyota, whose capitalisation is still three times that of the big three American car makers put together, and small, primarily domestic companies traded on the over-the-counter market, some two-thirds of which are trading for less than the net value of their assets.
Unlike open-end mutual funds that are bought and sold at Net Asset Value (NAV), ETFs are traded throughout the day at whatever price clears the market.
Olympus's net loss narrowed as a weaker yen boosted the value of its foreign-currency assets, though soft digital-camera sales still hurt its bottom line.
So shares in close-ended funds may trade above or (more often) below net asset value.
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