Mr. Wasendorf put a wind turbine in his backyard, according to an investor who saw it.
Some wanted to ban the issuer-pay model to move to an investor-pay model.
Mired in debt, the city sold the building to an investor who found a pretext to terminate the leases.
What matters to an investor is net return the return on a share less the cost of owning that share.
According to an investor alert issued by FINRA, the securities industry self-regulator, many REITs were sold to people who were promised stable-value products.
On Thursday Supervalu completed on the sale of Albertson's, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw's and Star Market to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management.
But Mr. Paulson's cold streak has continued, with the Advantage Plus fund down more than 16% this year through June, according to an investor.
While almost all hedge fund returns are reported on a pretax basis, it is the after-tax returns to an investor that directly drives wealth creation.
Switching to an investor-pays system might seem the obvious solution, but it is not clear that enough investors would cough up to make the business viable.
After looking at 20 apartments, Mr. Lin picked a completely furnished one that was already in contract for sale to an investor, who will continue the rental.
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The possibility that liquidity might disappear from a market, and so not be available when it is needed, is a big source of risk to an investor.
Plus there are times when the prices of ETFs veer away from the value of the underlying holdings, which can eat into or add to an investor's return.
Magoon suggested such deliverable ETFs might seem logical to an investor torn on whether to take on the costs of storing physical metal, such as insurance and storage.
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He compared that to an investor being invested only in the opposite periods, who would have had losses in six of the 13 periods, the largest of which was 36%.
The nation's No. 3 traditional supermarket operator said Thursday that the sale of 877 stores to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management will also include Acme, Shaw's and Star Market.
Funds-of-funds are especially vulnerable to an investor squeeze.
"The NBA received an executed Purchase and Sale Agreement for the transfer of a controlling interest in the Sacramento Kings from the Maloof family to an investor group led by Christopher Hansen, " the league said.
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The challenge is daunting some of the clients Vantage Software works with have positions in 20, 000 to 40, 000 portfolio companies, each with a quarterly report that contains 20 to 50 line items of interest to an investor.
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Now, the plan is to find an investor and expand to three more branches in southern Florida.
Having been an entrepreneur for 17 years prior to becoming an investor, I can say that my one experience with the SBA consisted of going to the bank and asking for an SBA loan.
For investor A to buy the right to "call" the shares of Goldman Sachs at a certain price one year from now, there has to be an investor B willing to take the other side of the trade and sell those shares if A decides to transact.
This may eventually lead to a merger of Ifil with Fiat, opening the door to an outside investor being brought in to rescue the Fiat Auto division, which is labouring under a heavy dependence on the Italian market, a lack of scale and earlier diversification into difficult emerging markets such as Brazil.
Jain and Yacobovsky share that half of the fundraising battle lies in confidence the confidence to go out on a limb, admit shortcomings or to stand up to an intimidating investor but they are quick to admit the process can be a trying one.
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Or stated another way, is there a compelling reason for a large business in the US to pay an investor a much higher rate of return than a similar business in Europe would have to, or vice versa?
Truth is, easy is rarely an option--whether you're trying to ice a romantic relationship or admit to blowing an investor's money on a bet gone sour.
They try to deliver to an institutional investor base that requires blue chip, steady state performance.
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And then the rise to grace, thanks to an angel investor, shelf space at Walmart, or world charm.
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"If a consortium was put together and wanted me to be an investor, I would do it, yes, " he said.
The product was popular in the U.K. in the 1970s, became a unit of Cadbury-Schweppes, then was sold to an Israeli investor in 1998.
More entrepreneurs want to be socially responsible these days, but fear a negative impact on profits, growth, and the ability to find an investor.
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