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Product life cycleSee product cycle.Similar MatchesProductivity of laborProductivity of laborSee labor productivity. 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 product line (IPL)Investment product line (IPL)The line of required returns for investment projects as a function of beta (nondiversifiable risk). Product cycleProduct cycleThe time it takes to bring new and/or improved products to market. Product DifferentiationProduct DifferentiationA source of competitive advantage that depends on producing some item that is regarded to have unique and valuable characteristics. Further SuggestionsProduction Cost AdvantageMarginal revenue product Production rate Productivity Product differentiation Intra-product specialization Production possibility curve Production possibility frontier Product cycle theory Edgeworth Production Box Nonproduction worker Production possibilities schedule Differentiated product Average product Homogeneous product Net domestic product Industrial production Neoclassical production function Multistage production Factor of production Gross domestic product Production externality Digital Products Production flow commitment Production worker |
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