Famous Quotes & Sayings

We are selling some but are still net buyers because we think property values are still going up in Japan. For some assets we can make more money holding than selling.

Ivan Glasenberg

I thought if we could put our hard-working culture as traders into the asset management, it will be a great combination, and we did do that.

With borrowing costs on the rise and the wealth effect from real estate assets diminishing, something has to give.

While Greenspan has very well defined views on inflation targeting and asset price targeting, he took a step back and left them as issues on the table for the next chairman.

There are prominent problems that call for our attention, such as rapid growth of investment in fixed assets and of bank loans.

Dixie Carter

Certainly if we hope do enhance and extend whatever natural assets we were given, we must expect to make an effort, if not actually great labor.

Diane Garnick

I'm delighted to be joining INVESCO, an organization that has been growing both in terms of assets under management and the breadth of investment capabilities offered. I see great potential in working with the accomplished investment centers within INVESCO and providing expertise to help develop strategic solutions for our clients.

Barry Ritholtz

Mutual fund managers want your money in their funds. They get paid based on assets under management.

We pick up a terrific business that replaces the earnings that we essentially transfer out. It?s the right asset at the right time.

While our earnings for the quarter and the six months were essentially flat year over year, we have seen positive developments since the first quarter and believe that our fundamental strengths, our exceptional asset base and our experienced management team will serve us well as we continue to move forward in an uncertain environment,

financial assets decline only gradually when households are in their retirement years.

Finally, ... the turnover ratio is the big secret of the mutual fund industry. The average fund turns over its assets 100 percent; that means they fully sell out and buy something else, and guess who gets to pay that tax bill at the end of the year? You and I do.

Fidelity bases its IPO allocation policy entirely on asset size and that's the way it should be.

Fill the bucket with the cash that you'll need for the next two to three years and keep the rest of your portfolio invested for growth. Every six to 12 months, rebalance by trimming from the best-performing assets to replenish the cash.

Falling interest rates have increased the value of pension deficits. While the market value of pension scheme assets has increased over the year by around 15 per cent, this has not been enough.

Both owning asset management and not owning asset management are reasonable positions to take.

We have thousands of employees that don't have a PC. They log in and there are a slew of assets they need to authenticate to. I can't base a firewall policy around machines with a roaming user group.

We have the personnel to run the new offense well. This definitely will be an asset for our team. We're learning it slowly, but were getting a grasp of it. It can only get better.

Typically, a couple will come in with unequal assets, ... They've lived together for 12 or 15 years and both of them have children from their first marriage and want their assets to go to kids (of the first marriage).

Tiffany is a great asset to our team. I give her a lot of credit. She's funny and keeps everyone loose.

Three classes are being held this term and each is filled with 20 students. The classes are already filling for next term as well. The course is clearly becoming a powerful asset to these students.

We need to figure out how to help more lower- and middle-income people save for retirement, ... not lose large amounts of money by giving people breaks at high-income levels, who already have substantial assets to fall back on.

I would not be surprised if a private equity group ended up buying Knight Ridder, and then took their time and sold off the assets to strategic buyers.

I would like him to play. Mike would be an asset to the team no doubt. He really came into his hitting last year and it would be nice to have him at the 3, 4, or 5 hole.

Merrill ends up with just as much exposure, if not more, to the asset management business as they did before, but they're able to remove the asset management business from under the Merrill umbrella, thereby reducing the potential conflicts of interest of running both an asset management business as well a brokerage business.

Mercedes comes from one of the top high school programs in the state of Maryland. She is used to success and her winning mentality will be a great asset for the team. She has a wealth of defensive playing experience and we will look to utilize her strengths in our back field.

Mike has done a tremendous job over the past two seasons as a graduate assistant on both sides of the ball. His familiarity with and loyalty toward the program make him a great asset to Miami football as he takes over as our tight ends coach.

Monica Crowley

Michelle Obama is a major asset for the president.

Annika Sorenstam

Michelle is very, very talented, ... She is a great asset to golf. I welcome her. The bottom line is, I'm a competitor. I will have my game do the talking. I think it has for the last 10 years, and I will continue to do it that way.

Michael is a seasoned general manager and a 30-year veteran of the information technology business. With his customer-centric focus and unique balance of strategic insight, operational expertise and technology and financial knowledge, Michael is a strong asset to Cisco's board.

Michael brings a wealth of campaign and political experience to the job, and will be a great asset as we continue to build the Democratic Party for the 2006 elections and beyond. As we gear up for an important election year, Mike will be instrumental in helping us move the party forward, communicate our Democratic message to the voters, and strengthen our grassroots. I am confident that he will be a strong leader who will bring enthusiasm and energy to the job.

While the college has accomplished many things academically during the past six years, there have been some problems related to administrations of federal Pell grants. The college needs the guidance of someone with considerable experience in this area, and the Board felt that Dr. Linker would be an asset to the college at this time.

Phil Jackson

When Stephen got hurt...it was either a motivating force for the Pacers to get their run, but at the same time he was turning the ball over a lot, so he may have been an asset by default.