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Foreign direct investment (FDI)The acquisition abroad of physical assets such as plant and equipment, with operating control residing in the parent corporation.Foreign direct investment (FDI) Similar MatchesPassive investment managementPassive investment managementBuying a well diversified portfolio to represent a broad-based market index without attempting to search out mispriced securities. Temporary investmentTemporary investmentA short-term investment, such as a money market fund, Treasury bills, or short-term CD, which is usually held a year or less. Income investment companyIncome investment companyA management company focused on managing a mutual fund whose primary purpose is income generation, typically investing in bonds and high dividend yielding stocks. Protected investment productsProtected investment productsProtected Investment Products, or 'PIPs' are designed to give you a guaranteed return on your investment but at the same time to give you the opportunity to benefit from rises in the stock market. The 'protected' return might, for instance, be 4.5% per year fixed for 5 years. Even if the product's underlying index performs badly, you will receive that return. If the index performs better than the minimum return, you get a bonus payment at the end of the period. The PIPs offered by financial institutions vary according to the level of protected return, the underlying index, the terms of the bonus, and the duration of the investment. Some aim for 'safety first'; others are geared towards greater upside. In general, though, they will appeal to medium term investor who want to avoid being completely exposed to the gyrations of the stock market. OverinvestmentOverinvestmentIn corporate finance, this refers to managers not acting in the best interests of the shareholders and investing too much (potentially in negative net present value projects). Further SuggestionsNet investmentInvestment opportunity set Foreign Direct Investment Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) investment club Normal investment practice Foreign investment argument for protection return on investment Investment agreement Unit Share Investment Trust (USIT) Unamortized premiums on investments real estate investment trust Monthly investment plan Capital investment Portfolio investment Securities and Investments Board Investment philosophy investment bond Foreign investment risk matrix (FIRM) Trade-related investment measure investment grade Investment climate local authority investment Foreign portfolio investment investment business |
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