He has all the prizes and the job titles and the speaking gigs that indicate a true investment-grade pundit.
But really, you personally have no way of holding them accountable, and as such, you should look at your monetary contribution as a donation to a cause, not a true investment in the business.
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The basic model is true of investment banking, the movies, sport, anywhere where a slight increase in performance leads to out-sized rewards.
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Instead, German investors are being drawn to so-called venture deals, which offer some tax breaks as well as a true equity investment in the film.
We are confident that the same will prove true of investment capital for those trying to meet the broader needs of the huge market at the base of the pyramid.
For a variety of reasons, true investigations of investment malfeasance related to charities are extremely rare.
This is true for practically every investment class, including real estate and the stock market.
It is true that foreign direct investment has grown since 1994, and South Africa has been especially successful at attracting car companies.
True enough: the investment bank's return on equity was 10.2% in the first half of this year, while retail banking made a loss.
Apparently there are quite a few evergreen funds (students participate, but returns remain in the fund for use in future investments), but there are less than a handful of true student-run investment funds participating in full-on deals that are responsible for producing returns for the limited partners.
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So, rather than throwing out the handbook of investment, investors may well be better advised to stay true to the principles that have guided sensible investment since time immemorial.
Commit to undertaking a true due diligence of the investment firms, as well as individuals, you do business with.
In fact, this investment thesis holds true for most industry segments.
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This is especially true for individuals who rely on investment income from dividends and capital gains.
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However things shake out, it will be only a fraction of the true costs in precedent and politicized investment.
Most of the incoming investment, it is true, has been of the twitchier portfolio variety rather than the more stable direct kind, and how much stays in Russia surely depends on oil prices.
We must prod, push and pull our legislators in Washington, DC to put a price on carbon now, to accurately account for the true cost of energy and spur investment in an alternative energy future.
While it is true that U.S. investment banks and other institutions could make their case on Capitol Hill concerning lost profits if a foreign enterprise's access to, for example, the U.S. bond market was restricted due to proliferation concerns, it is unlikely that there would be a great outpouring of political sympathy for generally well-healed Wall Street players.
If true, the transformation should create exceptional investment opportunities for both domestic and foreign investors.
It is unquestionably true that the bull market makes new investment easier.
It is true that despite such political misjudgments, the investment-grade ratings on Asian governments' debt have still to be proven wrong.
If an investment sounds too good to be true, it is .
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From an investment perspective, if the reports are true, Apple stock may yet have another leg down in its future.
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You know how you made a substantial investment because you wanted to know the true ROI of all your digital strategies?
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It was designed to run for ten years, and true to its mission it sold off its last investment this summer.
Investors would do well to set aside these simplistic asset allocation questionnaires and canned computer programs used by advisors and replace them with some serious soul searching about their true financial needs, as well as reviewing their investment behavior during strong bull and bear market.
They're going to have to convert from being investment banks to being, you know, true banks.
It is not true that lowering government spending has a tendency to increase investment.
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It is true that higher interest rates may force firms to cut investment and jobs.
It is true he was speaking in a state with a heavy investment in the space race, but the final frontier has been a long-standing obsession for him.
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