Since much of the rest of the economy is leveraged around the "riskless" long term bond yield, the whole economy could be depressed. From Wordnik.com. [Social Security Transition Cost, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
I have the same skepticism about the persistent treatment of social security benefits as "riskless" as long as the current administration is held at bay, that is. From Wordnik.com. [Social Security Risk, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
A "riskless" asset may be an appropriate assumption for a partial analysis of financial markets, but there is no such thing as a riskless asset for the economy as a whole. From Wordnik.com. [More on the Fischer Black Model, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
It is an indicator of how much risk the investment has compared to the "riskless". From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
The yields on Treasuries (theoretically a "riskless" asset) dipped negative for the first time ever. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Most CIOs will tell you that the most 'riskless' assets, Treasuries, are overpriced now and likely to expose you to your greatest losses in the near term. From Wordnik.com. [Felix Salmon - All posts] Reference
"riskless" income is hard to come by (Reserve Fund, anyone?). From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
(Hint - keep the sides on the springform pan for riskless transpot.). From Wordnik.com. [Apple Torte] Reference
It's premised, of course, on his riskless opposition to entering Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Klein's scurrilous meltdown.] Reference
They also got bank regulators to let them list this as a riskless asset. From Wordnik.com. [Did the Bush Tax Cut Fail?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
No financial activity is riskless; banking by its nature involves taking risk. From Wordnik.com. [International Financial Markets after the U.S. Elections] Reference
Of course, the real 10-year Treasury is a benchmark yield for a riskless asset. From Wordnik.com. [Explaining Rent-Home Price Ratios] Reference
So today's 10-year treasuries, at a riskless 7.3 percent, are potentially a better buy. From Wordnik.com. [Are Stocks Too High?] Reference
These assets are so riskless that their capital for holding them should be under 2%. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
The answer seems to be natural gas, but that itself is hardly as riskless energy source. From Wordnik.com. [Environmentalist Forecasting Model, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
If she knows Edwards is the father, this route is riskless but still painful and expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Henry Blodget: The Business Of Revenge: How John Edwards' Rielle Hunter Should Respond] Reference
I did not say that he thinks "nuclear war can be as harmless and riskless as table tennis.". From Wordnik.com. ['Nuclear Temptations': An Exchange] Reference
I think that's a little unlikely in this terrible economy, but this is not a riskless move. From Wordnik.com. [Sunnier Jobs Report Rises On A New Congress] Reference
Treasury bonds are widely considered to be as close to a riskless investment as money can buy. From Wordnik.com. [As Cost of Protecting Treasurys Rises,] Reference
It wasn't faceless and soundless and riskless like posting something in all caps on a blog page. From Wordnik.com. [Caucus Changes Generation Xer's Cynical Outlook] Reference
Now, this game world can insure that the sale/price of the goods is conducted perfectly - riskless. From Wordnik.com. [Do You Trust Me?] Reference
A bargain isn't a sure thing, and Kahn learned from Graham to buy only investments he deemed "riskless.". From Wordnik.com. [Stock Pros Who Survived the Depression] Reference
Nation of over £100,000,000 for what has now become to them a relatively costless and riskless service. From Wordnik.com. [Demand for Monetary Reform: 1943 letter] Reference
Unfortunately bonds are only riskless for default, you can lose a lot of money on them if interest rates rise. From Wordnik.com. [Did the Bush Tax Cut Fail?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
"Consolidation, though not easy, riskless, or free, is a logical way to attempt to rectify this long standing problem.". From Wordnik.com. [Airline Stocks Fly on Merger Talk] Reference
Whereas those who love hamburgers and riskless hunting and mink coats are not in the front ranks of Amnesty International. From Wordnik.com. [Political Animals] Reference
This suggests that even at those earlier times of crisis there was less fear as expressed by a run into riskless Treasurys. From Wordnik.com. [The Inflation Solution to the Housing Mess] Reference
So the search for the perfect investment has moved on, with Treasury bonds and housing the supposed riskless route to riches. From Wordnik.com. [Today's Lesson: Risk And Greed] Reference
Only an institution whose assets are overnight riskless Treasury bills or their equivalent can consistently fend off failure. From Wordnik.com. [Addressing Systemic Risk] Reference
Now moral hazard became less about judgment and more about the economic "inefficiencies" that occur in riskless environments. From Wordnik.com. [Welcome to 'Moral Hazard'] Reference
The stuff that got a AAA seal of approval -- that is to say, it was considered riskless -- before it crashed the global economy. From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street says Washington doesn't understand finance. Well, neither does Wall Street.] Reference
That it would resemble table tennis hardly means that it would be "harmless and riskless," as Wohlstetter would like it to mean. From Wordnik.com. ['Nuclear Temptations': An Exchange] Reference
The SEC found Mr. Chironis charged the nuns' excessive and undisclosed markups and markdowns in riskless principal transactions. From Wordnik.com. [SEC Settles With Broker for Allegedly Defrauding Bronx Nuns] Reference
Statistically, 2 or 3 sigma is a very unusual event suggesting, in this case, an unusually strong preference for riskless T-bills. From Wordnik.com. [The Inflation Solution to the Housing Mess] Reference
Just as the markets were betting on a riskless world, those gathered at this year's World Economic Forum were prepared to do the same. From Wordnik.com. [The Davos Disconnect] Reference
Divided responsiblity means finding the safest and most riskless path, which of course leads to nowhere, with no one held accountable. From Wordnik.com. [President Lincoln Fired Quite a Few of His Generals] Reference
The funds "are not designed to be riskless or to provide a guaranteed amount of retirement income," said John Ameriks of Vanguard Group. From Wordnik.com. [Target-Date Funds Come Under Fire] Reference
The analogy with table tennis hinges on the way the game is played, not on whether nuclear war can similarly be "harmless and riskless.". From Wordnik.com. ['Nuclear Temptations': An Exchange] Reference
Business Bookshelf The market can get it wrong, but there is no riskless way to make abnormal profits from wildly 'incorrect' valuations. From Wordnik.com. [The Price Is (Usually) Right] Reference
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