A We bought the building at the peak; everybody who bought in the peak paid peak prices, and we as well.
It expanded into the power and oil industries at market peaks, paying top dollar for what turned out to be mediocre investments.
Its vertical taillights, with their jutting peaks, pay homage to 1950s tailfins, a subtle reminder of the days when Cadillac was king.
And people who were active in that period will probably remember that the hot investments were things like money market mutual funds (which at their peaks paid short-term yields of about 20%), oil and gas limited partnerships and, naturally, commercial and residential real estate.
Using statewide averages, he pegs the doctor's peak pay at $185,900 and the plumber's at $71,700.
California Highway Patrol officers could retire at 50 and receive as much as 90% of their peak pay for as long as they lived.
Is commercial property, still 40% below its 2007 peak and paying a yield of around 5% a year, the better option?
Just our luck we happened to go on a "peak" day, paying 20% more than if we had visited a couple of days earlier.
Those who drive at peak times pay more, perhaps with the aid of an electronic collection system at resort entrances, with the money going to those who waited until a less convenient, and less congested, time.
ITV1's courageous decision to schedule critically acclaimed drama The Second Coming in the heart of Sunday peak time paid ratings dividends last night, with more than 6 million viewers tuning in.
