Republic of Marshall Islands -- 2009 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission Nov 19, 2009
For example, if the average rate of return were 8. 2 percent, the shortfall would be eliminated. (IMF News)
Newsweek: Colleges cut back as endowments shrink Aug 24, 2009
Like the rest of the economy, though, the endowment boom peaked in 2007, when the national average rate of return was 17 percent. The 30 biggest endowments, all more than $2 billion, increased by an average of 22 percent that year, with Duke, the University of North Carolina, and Notre Dame leading the way, all with returns exceeding 30 percent. (MSNBC -- Business)
New Direct Tax Code mostly profitable for India Inc Aug 13, 2009
The authors of the code justify the re-definition of MAT as an assets tax saying that this would allow companies to expect to earn a specified average rate of return on their assets which is an incentive for efficiency. However, under the proposed dispensation, even loss-making companies could end up paying MAT. Also, companies making huge investments would gain from the 100% write-off of capital expenditure in the first year itself, but this gain would be partly negated as they would... (India Times)
CAG: BSNL mismanaged govt loan Jul 14, 2009
"BSNL failed to retire government loan of Rs 7,500 crore inspite of having adequate cash reserves of Rs 18,829 crore as of March 2005 parked in bank deposits with average rate of return of 6.19% to 7.38% per annum against the rate of interest of 14.50% for the loan," a CAG report on BSNL tabled in Parliament on Monday said. "This 00004000 imprudent financial management resulted in excess expenditure of Rs 1,089 crore on interest payment," it added. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Thoughts on Social Media, Investing from Real Estate Investment Club Bloggers Jul 9, 2009
Asking for joint venture partners is okay, offering an above average rate of return is okay to say, but never mention a 10% or 12% interest rate. The SEC will shut you down quicker than you can take a look at it. (RealtyTimes)
401(k) gap: Why saving is a struggle for many minorities Jul 7, 2009
But over time, the stock market's average rate of return has been about 8%, vs. 1% to 3% for a money market fund, he says. Higher withdrawal rates. (USA Today -- Money)
Your Money: Bull market runs while bear market slumbers (1) Jun 21, 2009
However, when you talk about the average rate of return, a net average is made up of both highs and lows. For example, my friend and I run an average of 15 miles a week. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
China Opens the Taps Apr 13, 2009
The average rate of return for the benefitting companies was a whopping 22,000 percent, according to the study. Meanwhile, the Congressional Research Service found separately that the most of the benefit went to stock buyback and dividends, not job creation as mandated by the legislation. (Slate)
Nothing to Fear But Roosevelt Feb 10, 2009
Yet Nobel Laureate George Stigler and others have shown that the average rate of return from new stock issues was approximately the same before and after the enactment of New Deal securities laws. Either the laws were ineffective at rooting out fraud, or the amount of fraud compared to the total value of stocks traded was insignificant. (The American Conservative)
Jeff OBryant: Success and punishment Feb 8, 2009
But if Joe earns at least the worst average rate of return, he gets a little over $4,000 per month; five times yes, five times what his Social Security benefit would pay. Objections to this idea would be numerous. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
