Don Phillips Quotes (21 Quotes)

I wish I had an idea about that. It caught us off guard.

You want to start a discipline. Get with the program. See what it's like to be in the investment markets.

We are not ready to make any commitments. If there is a way to get it done without compromising our plans, then we are all for it.

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Something about the competition the ability to become a star brings people out.

We have doctors, lawyers, judges, CEOs, teachers, surgeons, everybody from all walks of life,

Young students have to deal with making a life, whereas seniors only have to worry about staying healthy. To me, and for a lot of us, it's just a relaxing and fun learning experience. Nobody is in heat, the hormones aren't flying all over the place.

Way too much is made of the slowdown of money into funds in December, ... For the last several years, there have been countless articles telling investors 'Don't buy a fund in late November or early December' because you might be buying just before it pays its dividend and then you'll have to pay taxes on the dividend next April Investors are doing what's rational and right.

The fund industry needs heroes. You need star managers to generate interest.

If it weren't for the growth in the west, the district would be going through major budget cuts because of reduced revenue, Superintendent Don Phillips said. School funding is based on average daily attendance. Maybe 286 kids doesn't sound like a lot, ... but it comes out to about 1 million (lost) to the district.

We want to make sure we've got the managerial depth to drive the company forward,

It may effect our ending balance at the end of the year but we don't know yet. That's why you have reserves beyond the basic minimum. ... for when things happen like this,

Joe's decision ... is a great boon for our business. Frankly, it made little sense to me that he left in the first place,

You can buy a lot of closed-end funds at big discounts, or perhaps buy their (open-end) counterparts, but make sure you buy those areas like international stocks that have been out of favor with investors of late,

If your goal is to restrict the asset growth of Magellan to keep it a smaller and more nimble fund, this isn't going to do it.

Whenever one or two people think they want a study group or discussion - boom - you've got a class. And that's what makes SAGE so great. They're drawing on personal experiences. Been there, done that.

Investors are favoring lower-cost funds and are putting more assets into them.

The fund industry has sabotaged its ability to produce a meaningful tax-advantaged dividend stream to investors,

The main driver behind this type of partnership would be the ability to give our kids access to community college classes on their back doorstep.

We think having a community college next to our new high school could be a real asset to our graduates and our current students.

Currently, we struggle when we want our kids to take advantage of Palomar College, because the main campus is a long drive away.