The phrase "as a source of returns" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in financial contexts to refer to an investment or asset that generates profits or yields.
Example: "Investing in renewable energy projects can be beneficial as a source of returns for environmentally conscious investors."
Alternatives: "as a means of generating returns" or "as a provider of returns."
"The recent stock market volatility underlines the continued value of income as a source of return," said Alex Crooke, head of global equity income at Henderson Global Investors.
BLOOMBERG NEWS Private Equity Investors Turn to Emerging Markets | Pension funds and other investors in private equity want to increase their emerging markets exposure over the next two years, seeing those regions as a source of higher returns, according to a survey by the Emerging Market Private Equity Association, The Financial Times reports.
I have used them for the past 50+ years as both a source of speculative returns and a confirmation of a market trend.
Oxygen is a colourless, odourless, tasteless gas essential to living organisms, being taken up by animals, which convert it to carbon dioxide; plants, in turn, utilize carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and return the oxygen to the atmosphere.
England boss Mark Sampson will use his team's World Cup success as a source of motivation as they return to action with a Euro 2017 qualifier in Estonia.
The report warns that the terror group may increasingly turn to human trafficking and kidnapping as a source of income as its financial returns from oil fields and taxation continue to drop.
The stem cells are then harvested from the blood as a source of stem cells to be returned to patients following chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation.
For her, SINSI was an "amazing opportunity to see how my sociological understandings of race could inform a career in federal service". She described the SINSI community — multi-faceted in policy interests and passionate about public service — as a source of inspiration and support as she returns to Princeton this fall to complete her bachelor of arts degree in sociology.
Russia never lost its appeal as a source of stories for him and he returned there with the setting of his penultimate novel, The Sniper (2008), which is based on the true story of a teenage marksman at the siege of Stalingrad.
But, with a long history of volatile prices, rail's flexibility will likely return as a source of value for the oil industry in the years to come.
