|
|
Investment Advisers Act |
|
|
|
 Home Site Map Add Term Search About Us Contributors |
Investment Advisers ActLegislation passed in 1940 requiring financial advisers to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The measure was enacted to protect the public from fraud or misrepresentation by Securities and Exchange Commission advisers.Investment Advisers Act Similar MatchesForeign investment risk matrix (FIRM)Foreign investment risk matrix (FIRM)Graph that displays financial and political risk by intervals on which countries may be compared according to risk ratings. Real estate investment trustReal estate investment trustIn the US, a publicly traded investment trust which invests the capital of its shareholders in real estates.Some REITs, called 'Equity Reits', take equity positions in real estate, receiving income from rents and capital growth from selling buildings.Others specialise in lending money to property developers, their income coming from interest payments on those loans.Hybrid REITS do a mixture of equity investing and property lending.REITs enjoy special tax advantages provided 75% or more of their income comes from property and 95% or more of their net earnings is distributed to shareholders annually. Mutually exclusive investment decisionsMutually exclusive investment decisionsInvestment decisions in which the acceptance of a project precludes the acceptance of one or more alternative projects. Target investment mixTarget investment mixThe percentage mix of stocks, bonds, and short-term reserves that an investor considers appropriate based on his/her personal objectives, time horizon, risk tolerance, and financial resources. Dividend reinvestment planDividend reinvestment planA plan which allows private investors to reinvest cash dividends from their investments cheaply and easily back into the market, and so obtain the benefits of compounding.The Plan is managed by an administrator appointed by the company. On the dividend date, shareholders who join the plan are still paid the cash dividend, but the administrator then uses the cash to buy shares in the company on behalf of the shareholder. Any cash left over is sent to the shareholder in the normal way. Dealing commission on such purchases is usually 1%. Note that the Plan Administrator does not have to make the plan available for any and every dividend that the company pays. If it is not made available, shareholders will receive the cash dividend. Further SuggestionsTradepoint Investment ExchangeInvestment club Investment letter Municipal Investment Trust (MIT) Systematic investment plan Legal investments Normal investment practice Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Registered investment adviser Future investment opportunities split capital investment trust Passive investment management Statutory investment protected investment products Passive investment strategy return on investment Alternative Investment Market Investment history Reinvestment risk Investment opportunity set Reinvestment effect Investment manager Reinvestment investment income Unamortized premiums on investments |
|
|
|