See the investment world as an ocean and buy where you get the most value for your money. Right now the value is in non-callable bonds. Most bonds are callable so when they start going up in price, the debtor calls them away from you. But the non-callable bonds, especially those non-callable for 25-30 years, can go way up in price if interest rates go way down.
Diversification is an established tenet of conservative investment.
Investment decisions and personal decisions don't wait for the picture to be clarified.
Employee engagement is an investment we make for the privilege of staying in business.
Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving) × Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills, and building your knowledge base) = Strength (the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance)
Making an investment decision is like formulating a scientific hypothesis and submitting it to a practical test.
I hope that's what the taxpayers of Great Britain expect, is expect us to, when we make investments in countries, that they work. And they don't work if a nation doesn't invest in its people.
The budget targets imposed by the Bretton Woods institutions, combined with the effects of the devaluation, trigger the collapse of public investment.
Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
Some critics have challenged what the return on investment is for engagement in social media. Others have complained that the metrics don't exist to demonstrate value.
You have to have an emotional investment in what you're doing. If you don't love what you're doing, failure is pretty much guaranteed.
Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.
Groupon looked like a very high valuation, but any investment in a great company at any stage is almost always a good investment.
I would not pre-pay. I would invest instead and let the investments cover it.
I think people are having less of an investment in relationships. It used to be that you meet someone, you go on four or five dates and you gradually get to know them and trust them at the same time, and you learn a little bit about them. Now, it could be one date - maybe even before that first date - you go on Facebook have all the information.
People share a universal behavioural trait: if there are profits to be made, the effort to get that money will attract investment. This is true in the private sector, the market sector, as well as the public sector.
Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!
Studios are used to have an investment in you, an actual, literal investment in an actor. You paid them some money, you had a contract with them and you were almost like a commodity.
When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment.
If we send industrialists to jail, we would be discouraging investment.