Portfolio Quotations

Goodrich is a perfect addition to our Hamilton Sundstrand business. And with a strong portfolio of complementary products, Goodrich also brought great leadership balance, great opportunities to provide more integrated systems.

Diversifying sufficiently among uncorrelated risks can reduce portfolio risk toward zero. But financial engineers should know that's not true of a portfolio of correlated risks.

Portfolio theory, as used by most financial planners, recommends that you diversify with a balance of stocks and bonds and cash that's suitable to your risk tolerance.

Owning a variety of asset classes means that some part of your portfolio will be doing well when the cyclical turmoil arises. A broadly diversified portfolio includes large capitalization stocks, small cap, emerging markets, fixed income, real estate and commodities.

In 1989, I was awarded the Von Neumann Prize in Operations Research Theory by the Operations Research Society of America and The Institute of Management Sciences. They cited my works in the areas of portfolio theory, sparse matrix techniques and the SIMSCRIPT programming language.

I see easyHotel as one of the best, most natural extensions of the 'easy' brand from the airline. EasyHotel is raising money to accelerate growth at a much faster rate than I could have grown it as a private company, whilst enabling me to spend more time on my diversified portfolio of other investments.

When you start losing market share, it's really tough to gain it back; you need the product portfolio and presence in many markets.

I started, whenever I got to a city, just getting on Style Seat, which is the most incredible app for any girl who doesn't have 100 stylists at her fingertips. I can see who's well-rated and whose portfolio I like, and then book an appointment all from my phone, which made having bangs a lot easier.

One of the primary difficulties in deploying WLAN technology in branch offices and retail stores is the lack of onsite IT expertise to manage the network. In order to be successful, branch and retail WLAN solutions must deliver several capabilities; strong centralized management, wide-ranging integrated functionality for security and voice, a highly reliable implementation, and competitive pricing for cost-effective deployment to a large number of sites. Aruba's new additions to the Mobile Edge portfolio meet all of these needs.

One of the real risks to long-term portfolio success is allowing emotion and psychology to trump sound strategy.

Portfolio flows are very important for the Taiwan dollar. This support seems to have been removed and the Taiwan dollar is weakening.

Portfolio flows had been the main driving force behind dollar strength, ... During the summer months we see a slowdown in financial market activity, and this reduces the flows into the U.S. and hence reduces support for the dollar.

Portfolio flows had been the main driving force behind dollar strength. During the summer months we see a slowdown in financial market activity, and this reduces the flows into the U.S. and hence reduces support for the dollar.

Portfolio management teams are doomed to failure without adequate support from senior executives. Internal struggles will plague portfolio management groups until their corporate cultures accept their strategic value.

Portfolio manager Bob Smith has been in charge since 1997 and is a very smart, capable investor who won't throw caution to the wind,

Portfolio managers should answer the question regarding the potential for deflation by saying that we are already deflating.

Portfolio performance for a calendar year can often be improved by simply selling the worst performers at the end of January.

I guess I envision myself as a portfolio manager, and these two portions of my portfolio were not living up to my expectations. I had somebody who wanted them more than I did, so I took my money and ran.

Mortgages were super, super rich in February. It made sense for them not to increase their portfolio using mortgages, but they did increase it, and it was mostly floating-rate type products, mortgage-related securities and those kind of asset-backed products.

My entire portfolio was being sold out right before my eyes,

Near term, risks associated with restructuring actions, an aging product portfolio in a hyper competitive environment, deteriorating market share, an over reliance on light trucks and fleet sales, and higher borrowing costs inhibit a return to peak profitability.

Now the overwhelming fear among portfolio managers is being left behind.

Now, the railroad is in the top five employers in the city. They pay very good wages for employees, they're stable. When you look at our portfolio of businesses and diverse business activities, this is one of our bedrock companies.

Now that our overall portfolio is in a more competitive position and our markets are rebounding with the national average, we are focused on maximizing the returns on these upgraded assets. We will face some ramp-up time, but we are working very closely with our general managers and sales directors to realize the full potential of these renovated, highly competitive hotels.

Net interest margin and Net interest income were stronger than expected, as BAC kept a tight lid on deposit pricing, shrank the securities portfolio and delivered strong loan growth. This should help reduce investor concerns on the bank's ability to manage through the flat yield curve.

Network General is in an enviable position. The company has the strongest portfolio of network and application performance analysis solutions on the market, a loyal customer base of more than 13,000 and the strongest brand in the industry.

Last year, we had an ambitious agenda, and we delivered with a series of initiatives that are reshaping our position in the marketplace and redefining what it means to be an ISP. Building on the strength of our core access business, we are evolving into a total communications company that will deliver an expanding portfolio of voice, data and wireless services to residential and business customers.

We're committed to simpler solutions for our business partners and value their input. Adding these new investment options to existing products offers clients portfolio diversification without complication.

We're excited because acquiring UMT will help us meet customers' needs for deep portfolio management capabilities. By combining our software and expertise, we'll also create a new range of solution development opportunities for customers and partners.

We're giving investors the flexibility to manage their portfolio at their convenience and to see orders executed in real time.

Most people, if they can put together a portfolio of activities, find it's very interesting rather than going back to a full-time job.

Motorola has a great portfolio of wireless broadband products that can cost-effectively extend the voice and high-speed digital subscriber lines (DSL) of our IOC customers. The Motorola MOTOwi4 Canopy broadband products are of special importance because they round out the Alltel product portfolio for last mile access to the home.

Motorola is putting up a good fight ? the only real challenger to Nokia. But its portfolio hasn't the same attraction as Nokia at the moment.

SIM Tech will now be able to expand their product portfolio to include advanced 3G wireless solutions that enable users to be connected and mobile, giving them access to necessary applications wherever they may be.

Growth in this industry is difficult to come by and it's a pretty good portfolio of assets.

Funds are looking for places to put money and they feel that fundamentals are still very there. There is a movement towards diversification, away from paper assets and back into hard assets (such as metals)... as a part of a portfolio you just have to have.

If cash levels are higher, that's good. Portfolio managers tend to get it wrong. They misread the market.

GM has a more diversified product portfolio in China. That helped to pump up sales even when market growth was slowing.

Forty percent of my portfolio is in the U.S. In the rest of the world, most of the places I invest in or invested in are Brazil, Russia, Germany with a little bit of Turkey, China, India, France and Israel sprinkled in there.

I expect the market to do fairly well in the near term, especially as portfolio managers move money out of bonds back into equity. Then things will kind of flatten out.

I give them high marks for positioning themselves for a challenging rate environment, and reducing their securities portfolio well in advance of other banks.

I believe that I am recognized as an expert in these various industries, ... Investing in Vice, The Recession-Proof Portfolio of Booze, Bets, Bombs and Butts.

I anticipate that in January the commission will consider adopting rules that would require 'dollars and cents' fee disclosure to shareholders, coupled with more frequent disclosure of portfolio holdings information,

But we believe there are going to be many solutions, and that's why we're taking a portfolio approach.

Buoyant market demand for the group's portfolio of commodities, except titanium dioxide feedstock where surplus supply exists, is expected to support strong price levels.

Budget and Ryder TRS are two of the most distinguished and trusted brand names in the vehicle rental industry, ... Ryder TRS fits well with Budget Group's portfolio of car, truck, van and recreational vehicle rental and sales holdings.

Business customers today are demanding a wider range of data and video networking solutions to link their employees and their locations, ... Clover's capabilities are an outstanding addition to Ameritech's already strong portfolio of data services. By teaming Clover and Ameritech, we'll be able to deliver more of the solutions business customers want today.

Because of the commitment to bring down the budget gap, investors are now rewarding the government through fresh foreign direct and portfolio investments.

Together the funds offer exposure to the full Morningstar-style box. Equity investors in these funds will have the opportunity to capture coverage of most of the total market without substantial risk of overlap. It will make it easier for investors and advisors to use these funds effectively and to know instantly from the name what each piece of the portfolio does.

What you inherit may not be appropriate for you, but you can change that. It's a one-time free way to change the portfolio that meets your needs.

We are focused on doing what is right for the taxpayer. While many of the issues in the report are in the process of repair, I think it is clear that the elephant in the corner, the legacy of that era, is the extensive retained portfolio which ... in our judgment is something that presents systemic risks.

He has embarrassed the government. By continuing as minister without portfolio he has earned himself a price for silence.

He's changed compensation plans, changed the nature of incentives for portfolio managers, introduced additional discipline in terms of how research was done and how risk was managed within the portfolios, and he takes a very strong personal hand in how we achieve our performance goals.

Historically, you've had one way to do it. You'd go out and buy one share or 100 shares of each of the underlying 30 stocks, and you would have a portfolio that acted like the Dow Jones industrial average,

Gold in its insurance role in a portfolio attracts ample interest.

Gold is more and more becoming an insurance policy against any type of disruptive risk and most portfolio managers believe that gold is an asset which should not be missed in their portfolios.

Going into Chapter 11 is expensive. The feeling is once they get out of the bankruptcy and get some of the costs of the bankruptcy paid, they'll be able to build up their portfolio and make real money.

There is a more significant revenue component to this relationship. IBM is making available to us their portfolio that runs on Linux; we can then incorporate that software into Red Hat products and jointly sell those products.

We're positioned to win in this environment. We've got the company so we can have good operating growth in 2003, ... We're executing on a very strong leadership agenda, transforming the portfolio and building sustainable growth.

John brings a seasoned engineering insight to the Company having extensive water flood and reservoir experience with both major and independent oil companies. He is well versed in the engineering activities involved in the execution of our business model and we look forward to his contributions as Cano moves forward in building our portfolio of assets.

I said to Mr. Bowles, 'That would be like me saying to you that the only reason that you were an ardent supporter of fast track is because you're a very wealthy man with a very large stock portfolio and you're making money, tons of money, because of these trade policies,

Stanford and Harvard Business School share a common mission: to educate leaders around the world. Over the last several months, as we have explored the advantages of working together, we have become enthusiastic about the opportunity to deliver online an unparalleled management-education portfolio to executives and leaders around the world.

Splitting up the portfolio is more than an accounting measure. I've handled cases where the portfolios were really diverse. If I hadn't stepped in, the wife would have been stuck with capital gains that she had no clue about.

Our portfolio remains slightly below duration. But then, the entire fixed-income universe has been defensively positioned for months now.

Our operating cash flow was very strong this quarter. Our healthy balance sheet positions us well to seek out opportunities in the market, in order to add to our solutions portfolio and continue to increase our international reach.

Part of the goal was to take a look at our entire portfolio to see what the best decisions are for the company.

PBG Hawaii and Pepsi-Cola New York both embody Pepsi-Cola's winning spirit, ... These operations have delivered remarkable sales growth across our total beverage portfolio while tirelessly and generously giving back to the communities they serve. PCNA bottlers are the best in the business. These two bottlers' results and influences on their markets stand out as the 'best of the best' in our system.

Kraft is a work in process. They're transforming their portfolio and working on scale issues internationally.

Kraft is unbelievable. There isn't a single company that has managed to assemble a portfolio of brand names like Kraft.

Kroger is making a superb strategic decision to move to the Everyday Living category because the brand has much more cachet. The path to higher consumer satisfaction and profitability is through a bigger and better portfolio of private brands.

JDSU is pleased to introduce these innovative building blocks for the Agile Optical Network. We will continue to build our portfolio addressing the AON, a strategic imperative for the fast, cost effective deployment of IP-based broadband communications services.

Our investment portfolio continues to contribute positively to the group's result, despite an increase in Foxtel losses,

National's Class D audio amplifier portfolio continues to meet our customers' design requirements for great audio performance in small, low- power, low-heat portable applications. Our new LM4673 mono Class D amplifier comes in a tiny, 0.4 mm-pitch micro SMD package to save space in manufacturers' designs. The stereo LM4674 Class D amplifier also provides great board-space efficiency for stereo applications.

Just because an operating environment is available on a volume hardware platform does not necessarily mean that it will become a volume product itself. It all depends upon the portfolio of applications, development tools and services available.

It hasn't been as good a market for the more aggressive small-cap stocks that she tends to own, and there have been a few portfolio blow-ups such as her holdings in Able Labs and Avid Technologies. I don't think there's any reason to sell your shares, especially if you've owned them a while, but it is not one of the premier funds in its category.

I think that a lot of people are on the sidelines, having positioned their portfolio already in advance of the Fed meeting, and not wanting to do anything in case the Fed actually surprises us.

It is much more difficult today to build a portfolio that pays enough cash to live on.

It is just one piece of the portfolio of solutions you have to look at.

I think they're probably somewhat disappointed. They probably looked at their portfolio and said, I didn't do as well as the Dow. I made money, but I'm kind of disappointed.

Research shows that adding high-yield bonds to a diversified portfolio has the potential to increase return and reduce risk over the long term.

Right now you want to get your feet wet and have a nice diversified portfolio of stocks that is going to be around for a while.

Rising long-term rates tend to benefit banks by allowing them to increase yields on securities portfolio investments.

Over the longer-term, Countrywide is well positioned. There is too much loan production capacity. The servicing portfolio should offset that as originations slow.

Over the past 12 months, the major components of our loan portfolio have showed significant growth. We have increased residential construction loans 7% and commercial real estate loans 14% from a year ago. These components now make up 73% of the loan portfolio. In addition, we continue to let our installment loans drop off as they now represent just 8% of the loan portfolio compared to 9% a year ago.

Over the past 12 months, we have expanded our loan portfolio and anticipate that because of the high growth throughout the Tampa Bay area we should be able to continue at that rate this year.

Our private clients value our dynamic approach to asset allocation, our strength in selecting outside investment managers, and our unique style of portfolio management. The new Wilmington Funds allow us to extend our distinctive investment management talents to more investors.

Over the years, George has been one of the most successful equity portfolio managers in the financial services industry.

Over time we will expand our technology portfolio to better address even more applications-related information technology challenges.

Our beer and food businesses grew in 2005 as a result of effective brand building and strong innovation, well above the rest of our portfolio and we are looking to these businesses to increase our growth rate, allowing us to generate internal sources of funding for future business opportunities.

Our credit business contributed very strong growth in operating income, ... We are pleased with the quality of our credit portfolio and our ongoing productivity improvements.

Our fund has five quantitative models that drive it, we are extremely disciplined in measuring numbers and statistics, and we never let emotion creep in. Though an individual's portfolio shouldn't be overrepresented in small-cap stocks, you'll want to have some, and growth rather than value will be a better place for the next few years.

Our focus remains on generating profitable value from our existing portfolio of powerful brands and on strengthening the portfolio and our distribution capabilities through acquisition and joint venture.

I think I can hold every portfolio - defense, finance and Foreign Ministry. I think personally I'd like the foreign office.

I tend to remember the ones that hurt me, ... This is a humbling business. The ones that hurt are the ones I remember...You sleep with your portfolio at night. It's wandering around your head at night.

I think that the wide swings in the market created a lot of pain. We have a lot of walking wounded among portfolio holders. And many institutional types decided to purge problem stocks from their portfolios as a result of the drop we saw earlier in the week. We're really in a week this week that could go in either direction, and again those four variables, the four E's, could affect that.

I think today is a day of portfolio window dressing, with asset managers making sure they don't have cash sitting around for the end of the year, which tends to be favorable for stocks.

It has been an extremely successful year for Belle Rock Entertainment and it's a tremendous honor to end 2005 by being recognized in such a positive way by our players. The GOM Awards are extremely well known in the industry and are deemed to be a good barometer of success. It is certainly heartening to see that the various products in the Belle Rock Entertainment portfolio are recognized by both players and industry experts for the excellent quality entertainment they offer and these accolades will serve to inspire us to reach even greater heights next year.

It gives Viacom a terrific established-brand TV network that fits well with their portfolio of assets,

It broadens our portfolio so there's something for everyone.

It also gives traders who are looking to add some more diversity to their portfolio away from resources some solid looking opportunities.