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Leveraged investment companyAn investment company or mutual fund entitled to borrow capital for its operations. Also, an investment company that issues both income shares and capital shares.Leveraged investment company Similar MatchesInvestment Company Institute (ICI)Investment Company Institute (ICI)A national industry group of investment companies, including mutual funds, founded in 1940. Statutory investmentStatutory investmentAn investment that a trustee is authorized to make under state law. Investment clubInvestment clubA group of individuals who combine their capital and invest it collectively. The advantage of these clubs is that members' funds are invested in a range of securities thus reducing risk and fees. There are also educational advantages. In the UK, the driving force behind the investment club movement is ProShare. (http://www.proshare.org.uk) 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. 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. Further SuggestionsTrade-related investment measureReinvestment rate Association of Investment Trust Companies Reinvestment risk Foreign investment argument for protection Alternative Investment Market Investment company Portfolio investment Registered investment company investment trust Alternative investments Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Municipal Investment Trust (MIT) Return on investment (ROI) Tradepoint Investment Exchange Diversified investment company Direct investment Temporary investment Investment Company with Variable Capital Investment opportunity set Investment certificate Investment climate Enterprise Investment Scheme Expected return on investment approved investment trust |
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