Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ben Bernanke

There is enormous demand for dollar denominated assets so I don't expect that this demand would drop precipitously.

Underperforming assets are not going to work in the marketplace. Spin-offs used to be desirable. Now it looks like companies want to give to the investing public divisions that they can't do anything with.

We look forward to building Fun's businesses by combining its leadership in online skill games with Liberty's media assets and expertise in using video to build popular brands and services.

I think we have a tremendous number of assets in the region, and getting those assets marketed to the right people is going to be key to how the region grows, and how fast it grows.

John Owen

It gives them an opportunity to either pick up those assets on the cheap or to have someone else come in and re-franchise the area.

He has assets the other (applicants) don't have.

He has to pander to the masses in the same way George Bush does in the United States. But in this country they don't talk about religion and God. They talk about keeping certain precious assets in the hands of the French.

He fully understands that one of our most significant assets is our people, and developing our talent is one of senior leadership's most important responsibilities, ... Len has both earned his way to this understanding and grown into it.

Having good credit is very important to me, I mean buying a car, a house, all the big assets of my life. I need to keep my credit score up." ()

For us, certain defenders may just have the assets to match up with a certain opponent.

Given the volatility of some regions, who is to guarantee that your assets might not be worthless one day?

Global trade, settlements and reserve assets are heavily reliant on a single currency. The fund should give priority to establishing a surveillance and check-balance mechanism of the major reserve currency countries.

If the child is the direct beneficiary, then all of the IRA assets go to the child upon the mother's death and are subject to income tax.

If they have not issued a financial statement, that's a company to stay away from. You can't do any evaluation without looking at assets and revenues.

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.

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

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

This will help us utilize our assets better as Standard Chartered does not exist in the United States. Because we do not operate in the nights, we have free capacity available during the nights.

There is no risk-free way to keep your assets away from creditors or else everyone would do it, ... Everything is a tradeoff.

Alan Greenspan

The physical assets of such a firm comprise a small proportion of its asset base, ... Trust and reputation can vanish overnight. A factory cannot.

We're talking about an ultra-catastrophe, where the need is such that the military's training and assets would meet an immediate need in support of Homeland Security coordination of the federal government's responsibility and recovery efforts,

Bethany McLean

Privatization of assets that most of us consider public goods - like airports and highways - has a long, often-uncontroversial history.

We watch film and he's running past guys like they're standing still. But that's one of my assets that I pride myself on, that I can run fast. That's why I got drafted high. I can run real fast, and I'm one of the fastest guys on the team. So there's not too many guys that are going to blow past me. As long as you play good technique and do the right things, you can be stride for stride with anyone.

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.

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.

With commodity returns outperforming other assets in recent years, pension and hedge funds are expected to increase investments in commodity markets.

While it is always a difficult decision to eliminate staff, this is the right thing to do for the business. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, these changes will make us a nimbler, more flexible organization that is closer to our customers and better positioned to optimize our assets and increase profitability and shareholder value.

With our value strategy, assets located in major global markets, long- term customers, and talented and dedicated employees, I am confident that we will capture future opportunities in the markets in which we compete.

With the assets and resources we do have, we have a good plan.