Riskless

"It's a desire of the Fed to push money out of shorter-term riskless instruments and into riskier things, like stocks," says G. ❋ Jonathan Cheng (2011)

After you calculate the returns that your cash flows are giving you, then it's only logical to compare those returns to what you can earn from a so-called riskless instrument like a treasury bond. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since much of the rest of the economy is leveraged around the "riskless" long term bond yield, the whole economy could be depressed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And, in the meanwhile bankers of all stripes, conservative and 'modern' alike began senselessly buying more and more of these "riskless" derivatives without taking on more protective capital, because it appears they truly believed there were no real risks involved. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What should this rate be is sometimes hotly disputed - but usually it is the coupon of "riskless" securities, such as treasury bonds. ❋ Samuel Vaknin (N/A)

Therefore, the propaganda message being delivered is how generous Canada is with its $550 million offer so the deal is "riskless" to Michigan and all the jobs that will be created. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the first of a series of excerpts from the interview, being broadcast on Sunrise this week, Mr Stevens cautioned against property investment as a "riskless" path to riches. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is an indicator of how much risk the investment has compared to the "riskless" ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now, if you're not interested in investing in the BDC space and simply would like to take advantage of this pricing irregularity, you could buy ALD and short ARCC and simply wait to pocket the spread - a "riskless" arbitrage of this merger. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The yields on Treasuries (theoretically a "riskless" asset) dipped negative for the first time ever.

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This in turn lead to significant compression in valuations in the commercial real estate markets, all of which led to widening credit default swap spreads and lower equity values, yet higher "riskless" debt values. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Dems took millions from Fannie and Freddie, while assuring everyone that these GSE's were fine ( "riskless" to quote Raines, now an Obama advisor,) and are now the cause of this financial mess we're in? ❋ Unknown (2008)

"riskless" income is hard to come by (Reserve Fund, anyone?) ❋ Michael Maiello (2009)