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Investment Company with Variable CapitalAn open-ended collective investment vehicle, similar to a unit trust. As with unit trusts, the money invested by savers is pooled, and then invested in the markets by professional fund managers appointed by the ICVC. The advantage to savers is that by putting their savings together with savings of other individuals, they get the benefits of diversification, and also of professional fund management. The difference between an ICVC and a unit trust is that an ICVC is a company rather than a trust. If you put savings into it, you have shares, not units. Also, an ICVC has just one price, whether you are buying or selling shares in it, with charges shown separately.Similar MatchesValue Line investment surveyValue Line investment surveyA proprietary service that ranks stocks for timeliness and safety. Passive investment strategyPassive investment strategySee: Passive investment management. Investment Valuation Model (IVM)Investment Valuation Model (IVM)The basic mathematical technique of finance that calculates the value of an investment as the present value of all future cash flows expected to be generated by the investment. 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. Investment certificateInvestment certificateA document that serves as proof that an individual has an investment in a savings and loan association. Further SuggestionsReinvestment riskAlternative investments Municipal Investment Trust (MIT) Target investment mix Foreign investment risk matrix (FIRM) Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Net investment Reinvestment effect Registered investment company Investment management Reinvestment Investment opportunity set investment income Net investment income per share Investment Management Regulatory Organisation Investment software Association of Investment Trust Companies Investment Risk real estate investment trust dividend reinvestment plan Investment value Independent investments Reinvestment rate Bank Investment Contract (BIC) Investment |
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