Many analysts assume the current low-interest-rate environment will force investors into riskier assets such as stocks.
It should also exploit the current low cost of government borrowing in support of more private investment.
In the current low interest rate environment, intergenerational sales of family businesses are particularly easy to structure.
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History suggests that investing at the current low level of Treasury yields is a very bad option.
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Shadow business secretary Ken Clarke said public sector pay had to reflect "the current low level of inflation".
The current low interest rate environment is ideally suited for Unilever to take advantage of cheap credit available.
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If growth slows considerably, then the current low bond yields could be justified.
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But experts said the current low wholesale price of natural gas hurt the county's ability to strike a better deal.
Some experts also argue that, in the current low-yield environment, an actively managed approach makes more sense than indexing for bond funds.
For most states this rate of return is about 8%, a fantastical figure given the current low rates on cash and bonds.
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At the current low levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, rubisco in C3 plants can be fooled into substituting oxygen molecules for carbon-dioxide molecules.
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As a result of the sell-off in the quarter, Sherman thinks high yield is now undervalued given the current low interest rate environment.
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High-yield short duration bonds and senior bank loans (also known as leveraged loans) are both attractive for excess liquidity in the current low-yield environment.
Given the current low readings on inflation and the lack of significant GDP growth, a rational case can be made for additional stimulus measures.
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The dynamics behind the current low interest rate environment, suggest to me that low, low rate are here for the balance of this decade.
Continuing the current low level of house-building is storing up huge social and economic problems for the years ahead and the shortfall must be addressed.
As a result, very little, if any, excess liquidity spilled over into imprudent hands as indicated by the current low inflation and low capacity utilization.
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Cendant's board is already talking about awarding itself a new slug of share options at the current low share price in order to retain key managers.
The current low cost of natural gas in North America translates into the ability for microgrids to provide lower cost energy services than the incumbent utility grid.
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And demand is unlikely to be a problem given the current low-rate environment, though stricter diligence, from lenders, investors and regulators, will be critical to prevent a repeat of the last crash.
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Finally, realize that even in the current low interest rate environment, short-term, low-yield bonds offer the advantage of liquidity and little downside risk, allowing them to potentially play an important role in your portfolio.
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Given all of that we could indeed say, as Felix does, that the current low Apple stock price is a useful tool for them in the battle to hire that scarce Silicon Valley engineering talent.
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Banks are also attractive to investors because they have the capacity to increase their dividends from the current low levels, having bolstered their cash reserves after the financial crisis, Michael Sheldon, chief market strategist at RDM Financial, said.
On the contrary, in an interview with CNBC at the start of the week, the Nebraska native looked favorably towards the sector, admitting that, given the current low rates, he would be buying single-family homes if he was able to.
So a serious test of their health would not only measure how much banks have lent to the likes of Italy, Greece and so on, which did happen in the last tests, but would also apply the current low market prices to banks' holdings of these loans (or sovereign bonds, in the jargon).
For now Moynihan is clearly banking on cost-saving measures associated with mass layoffs to help convince stock market investors that Bank of America is headed in the right direction and can deal with the current low-interest rate environment, mortgage-related legacy issues and new international banking capital requirements that Moynihan said were the biggest challenges facing his bank.
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Second, bonds offer return of capital when held until maturity. (Corporate bonds are not completely without risk, so be sure to monitor the fiscal health of the issuer.) Finally, bonds have historically had low correlations with stocks. (When stock prices zig, bond prices often zag.) Thus, even in the current low-yield environment, bonds should not be ignored.
Many schemes assume, on the basis of past performance, a return of 7.5-8%, a figure that is highly implausible given the current low yields. (By contrast, in 1981, when Treasury bonds were yielding 13.5%, pension funds assumed a future annual return of just 6%.) Such rosy assumptions allow schemes to stint on their contributions, building up huge future risks.
Deductible IRAs (with the same maximum contributions) are available to those with lower incomes or without any other pension. (Nondeductible tax-deferred IRAs are open to all but are not worth it, given the current low top 15% tax rate on long-term capital gains and dividends.) While you're at it, consider doubling up and making your 2004 IRA contributions in January, too.
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