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InvestmentThe buying of shares in individual companies or units in collective funds (unit trusts, OEICs etc) in order to earn income and to make a capital profit.The placing of money with banks and other financial institutions in order to earn interest.In the UK, the Financial Services Act 1986 defines investments to include shares, debentures and other securities such as government securities, certain options and warrants, unit trusts and other forms of collective investment schemes, futures contracts and some long term life insurance contracts.InvestmentThe creation of more money through the use of capital.Investment Similar MatchesInvestment certificateInvestment certificateA document that serves as proof that an individual has an investment in a savings and loan association. Investment Company Act of 1940Investment Company Act of 1940Legislation that requires investment companies to register with the SEC and that outlines standards by which they must operate. Unit investment trustUnit investment trustMoney invested in a portfolio whose composition is fixed for the life of the fund. Shares in a unit trust are called redeemable trust certificates, and they are sold at a premium to net asset value. Regulated investment companyRegulated investment companyAn investment company allowed to pass capital gains, dividends, and interest earned on fund investments directly to its shareholders so that it is taxed only at the personal level, and double taxation is avoided. 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. Further SuggestionsAlternative investmentsInvestment philosophy Investment software Investment climate Trade and investment Investment Risk Alternative Investment Market Brown field investment Enterprise Investment Scheme investment business Zero investment portfolio Statutory investment Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Foreign Direct Investment Registered investment adviser Foreign portfolio investment Association of Unit Trusts and Investment Funds Investment value Recognised Investment Exchange Foreign investment risk matrix (FIRM) Independent investments Municipal Investment Trust (MIT) Investment bank investment trust Overinvestment |
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