Ideally ... we think that a further step here would be to phase out capital gains if investor are holding for a longer period. For instance, if you were to hold stocks, let`s say, for five years, I would like to see the rate lower than 20 percent, and maybe if you hold 10 years, there might be no capital gains rate at all. That will return the public markets to being about buying and holding and funding businesses, which was their purpose, not throwing paper around in a speculative manner.
- David GardnerI am a passive investor. I am not now nor have I been involved in buying and selling properties, negotiating leases or making management decisions.
- Ted StevensAmong a constellation of negatives, that has been one fairly large negative in investor`s minds. Every time you have some new, fresh supply coming out, people do get a little bit worried.
- Doug TaylorIt`s good public relations (and) investor goodwill, ... (It) shows that we`re standing by our shares, that we hope that the individual and institutional community follows suit.
- Richard PetersonI think AT&T should spend a little more time trying to figure out how not to lose net market share and try to slow the bleeding, ... (They should) try to rev up that side of the business without trying to bring in new services. That`s still an issue for me as an investor.
- Bruce RobertsWe have to get these interest rate increases behind us and the Fed did hold off this last time, but I think there`s still a possibility of another rate increase later in the year. And that`s weighing on investor`s minds. Earnings have slowed down a little bit. The interest rate increases to date have had an effect and we`re seeing some earnings disappointments at some companies and that has investors concerned. But on the other hand, we have the mergers and acquisitions that tend to buoy up the prices in whatever sectors affected from one day to the next and that will keep investors interested in stocks certainly,
- John CareyThe investor knows quite well that we don`t have anymore the widespread terrorism here in Peru.
- Aidan O'RourkeEncouraging competition to investment banking research should be on everyone`s short list of common sense solutions to restore investor trust.
- Al FordAnd we invested three hundred thousand dollars, became the lead investor and I became Chairman of the Board of Scientific Data Systems, as I was at Intel for a while.
- Al GaissThey flooded liquidity in the marketplace but the mortgage rate is based much more on expectations of inflation. So if the average investor believes that there is inflation coming, they`ll move that rate up.
- Alex CruzI can`t figure the stock market out. I think it`s wacky. I have done well with a long-term strategy and will continue being a long-term investor.
- Andrea Jonesa weak attempt to silence growing investor criticism.
- Andy CrawfordWe thank our incredibly loyal investor buyers who have driven this sales curve. They are the ones who believed '“ and continue to believe '“ in what we offer. They have transformed the landscape of the Grand Strand by continuing to purchase in each new resort envisioned by The Hoffman Group.
- Andy Stein(The general investor fervor, some hope, will lift the discussion of black Internet businesses beyond the gloomy government data.) Whenever you talk about black people on the Net, the digital divide is the story, ... It`s going to change. As the next wave of sites go live, it will shift from the digital divide to the digital opportunity.
- Ann Alexander(And finally, from the department of) Be Careful What You Say on TV Because When You`re Caught in a Massive Accounting Scandal They`ll Dredge Up the Tape, ... I think that overall investor confidence is increasing every day.
- Ann DiPierroFor one year, Davis continued to have discussions directly with actors and comedians regarding signing with Davis to produce and perform his screenplay, ... offered funding through an investor to produce the screenplay for video distribution.
- Arlen KoeppMany of the donor programs have not only been ineffective, they have harmed the economy. Cash is not the issue. What you need is investor confidence.
- Arlindo ChinagliaWe are delighted to welcome Miramar as an investor. Miramar has deep ties to the semiconductor industry and is the perfect partner to take us through our next phase of growth.
- Austin AingeU.S. states discharge a heavy responsibility to invest on behalf of millions of public employees. We believe it is inevitable that at some point the U.S. will join the other G8 countries and introduce limitations on the emissions of greenhouse gases. That is why we are leading investor collaboration to gather the data on corporate greenhouse gas emissions required to undertake prudent investment management. And that is why CalPERS, CalSTRS and the California Treasury are participants in the Carbon Disclosure Project. We encourage fund managers interested in our business to follow suit.
- Barbara KaiserBank regulators understand that investor confidence is very important.
- Barcy Fisher