Roubini himself calls the 2008 downturn a "stag deflation" and Shilling says 30-year Treasurys are the only safe value store in a deflationary storm.
This account value is reduced by a surrender value factor that has a significant limitation in establishing its safe harbor value.
None of these factors are used in the regs for determining the safe harbor value.
NetScreen allows simple preset screens such as Contrarian, Big Safe and Value.
Long-term averages make gold look like a safe store of value.
They are not using it as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, or a safe store of nominal value.
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But half of 401(k) participants have another, intriguing choice for a safe haven: stable value funds, which returned 2.36% on average over the past year.
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Everyone has some interest that can be turned into a skill that is legal, reasonably safe, and has value both to that person and to society.
We explicitly advise clients that the value determined under the safe harbor regulations will be accepted by the Service without question, while our market value could be challenged and may need to be defended.
Bottom line: In such an explosive economy, there will be no safe harbors for traditional "value" stocks.
In an interesting aside, how many of you have heard some of the talking heads on TV mention that people who see gold as a safe-haven store of value are out of touch or strange?
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Safe havens have seen the value of their government debt shoot up, as vast money flows attempt to find refuge from the zombie government debt apocalypse, currently spreading from Greece and Portugal into Italy and Spain.
Almost commodity-like in its price movements, housing has historically been a safe investment, its long-term value on an upward path no matter the economic climate.
Communities value clean water, and a safe, healthy environment.
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As such, if your goal with investing in gold is "safety, " you have to ask yourself how safe something is when its long-run value is determined solely by the whims of the collective crowd.
Folks tend to think gold is many things: a stable store of value, a hedge against inflation, a safe haven in times of trouble, a better alternative to fiat money.
Or alternatively, when investors expect a crisis in the Middle East, the value of oil companies having large reserves in politically safe countries will likely increase (at least in the short run).
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The government had embarked on "one of the biggest investment programmes in our railways since the Victorian era", he said, during which it was "also vital that the industry looks to how it can provide better value for money for both taxpayers and farepayers while delivering the safe, competitive railway that passengers expect".
No longer the automatic safe haven of choice, the dollar has lost around 10% of its value against the euro since the start of the year (and has fallen at a similar pace against the Japanese yen).
Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value.
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Finding themselves in a legally precarious position, sites like Yelp might opt to play it safe by removing a great deal of content and communications that could have real social value.
If anxiety about the value of financial assets is such that gold - perceived as the last safe haven in the storm - is to soar by almost 50% in four months, heaven help us.
The safe harbor protections that accompany successful navigation of the CFIUS review process can provide an important boost to the value of the asset.
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This can mean that the safe harbor valuation will be lower, and sometimes much lower than what we would consider the more accurate market value.
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