"Within the last month I've been approached by two hedge-fund guys — they asked me to keep on the lookout for advantageous buys," said Gary DePersia, one broker who is trying to sell Catherine Lignelli's mansion.
Corporations, therefore, find it advantageous to buy stock right before it goes ex-dividend, he said.
If the premium narrows to less than those earnings it is advantageous to buy the contract and sell the stocks.
Some may find it advantageous to buy new data-processing systems rather than to fix their existing ones.
A business could decide, say, whether it would be more advantageous to buy a new computer system before the end of this year, or to wait a year or so.
"Nationally, it's financially advantageous to buy a home rather than rent if you plan on living in it for at least two years and one month, but staying much longer than that has really paid off," Zillow said.
It will be more advantageous to buy crutches if you will be using them on a long term or permanent basis, but it may not be worth the expense of buying a brand new pair if you only need them temporarily.
The recent changes in the tax law have also made owning a home less financially advantageous, so the buy vs. rent dispute continues to evolve.
Citi's Adam Spielman said it would be advantageous for BAT to buy Reynolds: Our feeling [is] that BAT management may explore growth options creatively, given we forecast its earnings per share will fall about 3% in 2014 due to foreign exchange.
So if free trade strengthens our economic rivals, then it may harm us in the long run by stiffening international competition, even if it was advantageous for us to buy goods from these rivals in the short run.
Buying CDFP can be advantageous for both vendors and investors compared to buy usual DFP.
