Famous Quotes & Sayings

Our goals of utilizing our global assets to maximize international growth can only be fully realized with this exciting new structure.

Manuel Pangilinan

Our impression is that it requires a lot of investments in infrastructure. We're not certain if it's best to just buy the assets rather than the company itself, given the history of these companies.

Overseas Chinese control, by my estimate, $2 trillion of liquid assets that can be mobilized instantly to punt on anything from European football games to Shanghai property. This source of money is both the boon and the bane of China's economic development.

P. A. M. was able to produce more revenue with fewer assets in an asset-intensive business such as trucking.

The Interros strategy toward various assets generally depends on the stage of their development and level of their maturity.

Sumner Redstone

We have made a strategic decision that the future of Viacom lies in maximizing the value and potential of our core entertainment assets. The sale of our education, professional and reference publishing businesses will further refine that focus on software-driven entertainment, unlock the substantial value of these undervalued publishing assets for our shareholders and dramatically improve our capital structure.

Oliver E. Williamson

Vertical intergration is an organizational response to the contracting difficulties that attend intermediate product markets where trades that are supported by transaction-specific assets are exposed to hazard.

Timothy Noah

Stock prices relative to company assets are no better at signaling the likelihood of future earnings growth than they were the day the Titanic sank, and risk management is a good deal worse.

Donald Trump

I built a great company, one of the - some of the most iconic assets in the world, $10 billion of net worth, more than $10 billion of net worth, and frankly, I had a great time doing it.

We're encouraged with how strong the quarter finished for our radio stations, which outperformed their markets for the sixth straight quarter, ... As we continue to focus on operations, the disposition of our TV assets continues. The sale of 9 of our 16 stations will result in proceeds that exceed expectations.

The rapid growth in loans and prices of assets such as real estate and stocks is a concern. The central bank may raise interest rates. It's better to err on the side of caution.

There are assets here that do exist, and we remain hopeful.

Charlie Munger

Everyone has the idea of owning good companies. The problem is that they have high prices in relations to assets and earnings, and that takes all of the fun out of the game.

We know the assets are there. Now it's just a matter of getting the product to the people,

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.

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).

We want to make sure all assets are in place to evacuate so that no one in South Carolina dies because they weren't able to leave South Carolina and go inland to safety.

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.

Understanding climate change and its consequences is critical to protect lives and assets upon which India's economy is dependent.

We're very tickled about this whole Players Am deal -- these are all guys making names for themselves. It's so great for us, because we're getting to know all those guys. Without question, it's one of the biggest assets that the foundation has right now.

We're using the assets we have - our television equipment and studios - to serve the community in a different way.

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.

When the economy is in recession, investors generally put their money into assets like gold, as opposed to buying assets like stocks, ... Gold is much more popular during recessionary times.

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.

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.