investment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, productive, profitable, sound, successful, wise, worthwhile ▪ bad, poor … Collocations dictionary
Investment banking — Investment banks profit from companies and governments by raising money through issuing and selling securities in the capital markets (both equity and bond), as well as providing advice on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. To perform … Wikipedia
Investment — or investing [British and American English, respectively.] is a term with several closely related meanings in business management, finance and economics, related to saving or deferring consumption.Investment is the choice by the individual to… … Wikipedia
Investment company — An investment company is a company whose main business is holding securities of other companies purely for investment purposes. The investment company invests money on behalf of its shareholders who in turn share in the profits and losses. In… … Wikipedia
investment trust — or closed end trust Financial organization that pools the funds of its shareholders and invests them in a diversified portfolio of securities. It differs from a mutual fund, which issues units representing diversified holdings rather than shares… … Universalium
Investment Thesis — The beliefs that investors decide to use when determining what investments to purchase or sell, when to take an action and why. An investment thesis helps investors establish goals for their investments, and measures whether they have been… … Investment dictionary
Investment Income — Income coming from interest payments, dividends, capital gains collected upon the sale of a security or other assets, and any other profit that is made through an investment vehicle of any kind. Generally, most people earn a large portion of… … Investment dictionary
Investment Philosophy — A set of guiding principles that inform and shape an individual s investment decision making process. Examples of investment philosophies, or styles, include: Value Investing: Seeking relatively undervalued stocks and believing they will… … Investment dictionary
Investment Club — A group of people who pool their money to make investments. Usually, investment clubs are organized as partnerships and after the members study different investments, the group decides to buy or sell based on a majority vote of the members. Club… … Investment dictionary
investment reserve — Reserve Re*serve , n. [F. r[ e]serve.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. [1913 Webster] However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. That which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
realized gains/losses/investments — ► FINANCE used to refer to profits or losses when shares, investments, etc. are sold, as opposed to an increase or reduction in their value without selling them: »Results included net realized investment losses of $38.8 million in the latest… … Financial and business terms
