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Investment Company Act of 1940Legislation that requires investment companies to register with the SEC and that outlines standards by which they must operate.Investment Company Act of 1940 Similar MatchesDirect Foreign InvestmentDirect Foreign InvestmentSee Foreign Direct Investment Direct investmentDirect investmentThe purchase of a controlling interest in a company or at least enough interest to have enough influence to direct the course of the company. Reinvestment riskReinvestment riskThe risk that proceeds received in the future may have to be reinvested at a lower potential interest rate. 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. Normal investment practiceNormal investment practiceThe investment history of a customer, which is used as a benchmark to test the bona fide public offerings requirement of the allocation of a hot issue. Further Suggestionssplit capital investment trustBank Investment Contract (BIC) Automatic reinvestment Investment letter Investment opportunity set Guaranteed investment contract (GIC) alternative investment Tradepoint Investment Exchange Investment agreement Registered investment company Alternative investments Reinvestment Portfolio investment investment business Investment Risk Net investment Investment club Reinvestment effect Investment Company Institute (ICI) Unit investment trust Legal investments investment club Ethical Investment Research Service Future investment opportunities Green field investment |
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