A shift into "asset-retention mode", he says, is "the kiss of death".
Skipping the $20 million debt payment last month, however, sent a clear message that ResCap is in asset-protection mode.
Perhaps American fund managers were selling dollars to buy foreign assets when in upbeat mode and bringing their money back home at more downbeat moments.
Banks are in defensive mode, reducing assets on their balance sheets and hunkering down for their annual year-end book closing.
"We are moving rapidly from being in sales mode to operating those assets on a scaled-down basis," she said.
This model recommends just one class of assets: either stocks, bonds or what we call inflation mode, which marks a shift to tangible assets like commodities or real estate.
The distribution of both male and female subjects included in the ASSET sample was non-normal, with a mode at 0 and a heavy right tail.
The second important finding of this research is the empirical confirmation that knowledge assets are not related to the diversification mode.
Like similar applications, it's split between a design mode that lets you arrange your assets, assign textures and materials and work on lighting, and a rendering mode that creates the final image.
After training the Moto X to recognise your (and only your) voice, for the most part the voice control functions well, and is an asset while driving further enhanced by Motorola Assist's "driving" mode.
