But given how the recent downturn has slashed valuations, and given that stocks of strong companies tend to fare far better than bonds during inflationary climates, I think these big dividend-payers are a more attractive option right now for those with long-term time horizons.
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The insinuation was that his motive (and that of future witnesses) is to avoid long-term jail time.
In October, after landing a long-term part-time temping job, Given made a bold move.
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One bane for those investing in alternative energy sources is that tax credits aren't set for long enough periods of time to make long-term planning possible.
It thereby reduces the present disparity between short-term financial time horizons and long term real investment time horizons.
Experience also suggests the need for the U.S. military to be prepared to conduct two major long-term operations at a time.
Given the weak jobs report released in early September, there is a strong likelihood another round of quantitative easing is imminent and the Federal Reserve could elect to purchase long-term mortgage securities this time around.
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But there's a moral for investors: Buy a fund with a long-term record and plan on staying for a long time.
It has a very long-term channel that at one time will resolve for a move to highs of the year.
It will issue long-term debt for the first time in its existence.
The last time long-term Treasury bonds yielded 2.1% was in 1949.
The biggest question that remains unanswered is whether players will ever be fully paid for the services they have and will henceforth render, with the knowledge that they are risking their long-term health and welfare every time they step foot onto a football field.
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Of course, since cell phones have been in use for a relatively short time, we cannot rule out the possibility that heavy and long-term use may prove to have effects when more time has elapsed.
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Just a dozen schools reported that 80% or more of graduates found full-time, long-term legal jobs.
Structures deteriorate in value over time and long-term construction costs have grown at or below inflation.
Only about 8% of 2011 graduates landed full-time, long-term jobs at larger firms with more than 250 attorneys.
It can maintain strength in its core business, while at the same time invest big time in long-term projects.
Another 15% were said to be in full-time, long-term jobs in which a law degree is preferred but not required.
According to the Journal, only a dozen schools reported that 80% of grads found full-time, long-term legal jobs nine months after graduation.
The bust is good news for his real estate investment trust, AvalonBay Communities, and for long-term investors looking for an opportune time to buy in.
Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, for instance, reported that 78% of its graduates held full-time, long-term jobs that require a law license nine months out.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, in San Diego, reported that about 27% of its 2011 graduates had full-time, long-term legal jobs nine months after graduation, according to the data.
This comes at a time when long-term yields are at rock bottom levels and if you are a sentiment tracker with a contrarian bent, this would be bullish for stocks.
Unlike feature films, where projects are brief and windows of availability can be made, TV talent often gets locked up on other pilots or long-term series and has difficulty making time.
Mr Bianco says this is the only time that long-term interest rates have risen during a period in which the Fed has cut rates either five times, or by a total of 250 basis points.
Last December, with stocks way down from their highs but well above current levels, I wrote that stocks seemed like a reasonable long-term bet for someone with a time horizon of six to seven years who wasn't using borrowed money and could ride out a possible sharp decline.
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Thanks to several rounds of quantitative easing both short-term and long-term rates have hovered near zero levels for a prolonged period of time.
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At the Appeal Court in London King's lawyers argued the tariff - the minimum term he must serve - was too long given his youth at the time.
While he was dealing with pressing matters, he found time for some long-term work.
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