What's an investment?
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# Investment is a term with several closely-related meanings in finance and economics. It refers to the accumulation of some kind of asset in hopes of getting a future return from it.\nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment\n\n# The use of money for the purpose of making more money, to gain income or increase capital, or both.\nwww.vss2000.com/glossary/i.asp\n\n# The purchase of an asset, as real estate, with the ultimate goal of producing capital gain on the resale of the asset.\nallhomes.com.au/c/ah\n\n# The use of money through various vehicles, or an individual's time and effort, to make more income or increase capital, or both. The term "investment" infers that the safety of principal is important. On the other hand, speculation connotes that risking principal is acceptable.\nwww.americancentury.com/servlet/GlossaryManager/acb.americancentury.com/ilInvIz.htm\n\n# The purchase or ownership of a security to make money by gaining income, increasing capital, or both. Investments may also include artwork, antiques and real estate.\nwww.rbcinvestments.com/ds/gloss.html
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Mutual funds are a "basket of stocks" that allow you to have an ownership in a more diversified way. Check out ETF's a newer wrinkle on fund investing.\n\nread education links at bobbrinker.com
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Capital is investment in Some Fixed Assets.When you\nput initial money in starting a Business it is called\nCapital. This money is invested in the business and\nthe results from this investment will be your profit/loss\n\nAn expense is one which is spend for the day to day activities. This is required for running the business/family\n\nAny investment of Capital Nature will give you the result\nin the coming years . But the expense result will be available only for the year in which it is spend
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Sounds like a lawyer's way of saying the individual has all his money tied up in "investments" and is unable to pay off some debt or bill or other responsbility.\n\n"Investments" can be stocks, bonds, real estate, term CDs, company ownership, commodities, collectibles -- anything that has value and would need to be sold to get actual money.  In some cases a "liquidity constrained" individual can simply transfer some of these items in lieu of selling.
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Please give the specific details of the open investment opportunities. You can e-mail me at: romy472000@yahoo.com.
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The hedge fund guy said it straight.  Your question can't be answered.\n\nIf you told me your time horizon, your risk tolerance, your expected return, and what else you have invested, then we could talk.
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Are you going there as a patient or as an investor? Please clarify.
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Do you mean, like I have something and you want it too?  Or you have something and want to give it to someone else?  Well, the easiest way if that is what you mean, is to get married.  What's mine is mine and what is his is mine also.\n\nIf you mean stocks, mutual funds, etf's and other forms of shares, then I agree with the other listing here.  READ A LOT, learn about what you want to invest in and use your best judgement.  Always try and remember you are buying a company, not just a stock.  \n\nA good article (seems like I am posting this a lot this morning) is at MSN Money.
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Inventory Investment: There are three types of inventory investment: materials and supplies, work in progress, and finished goods.\n\nInventory Investment\nInventory investment relates to the composition of GDP. What is produced in a certain country is naturally also sold, but some of the goods produced in a given year may not be sold the same year, but in later years. Coherently, some of the goods sold in a given year might have been produced in an earlier year. The difference between goods produced (production) and goods sold (sales) in a given year is called inventory investment.\n\nIf firms produce more than they sell and inventories are accumulated, inventory investment is positive.\n\nIf firms sell more than they produce and inventories fall, inventory investment is negative.\n\n\nThree Important Relations\nThese three relations between production, sales and inventory investment can be helpful:\n\nInventory investment = production - sales\n\nProduction = sales + inventory investment\n\nSales = production - inventory investment
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now a days best investment for an n r i is buying land only.\nbut u have to buy secured land only
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Seed Investment refers to the capital you will need at the Seed Stage, which is when the idea for a product or company is in the mind of the founder. At this point, there is still substantial research and development necessary to determine whether the idea is viable. \n\nAngel investment refers to investment provided by angel investors. Some angel investors support seed investment, but most go for the start up or first stage. Here are some places where you can find angel investors:\n\nAngel Capital Association http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org\nAngel's Forum http://www.angelsforum.com \nBand of Angels http://www.bandangels.com \nCommon Angels http://www.commonangels.com \nKeiretsu Forum http://www.k4forum.com \nLaunchpad Venture Group http://www.launchpadventuregroup.com\nNew World Angels http://www.newworldangels.com \nNew York Angels http://www.newyorkangels.com \nPrairie Angels http://www.prairieangels.org (charges $125 to submit idea)\nRobin Hood Ventures http://www.robinhoodventures.com (charges $250)
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What a great question. Investing is one of the most important freedoms of a democratic society. There are many different things you can invest in. Savings bonds, mutual funds, stocks, real estate, your own business, etc. It also enables businesses and governments to raise capital to operate.\n\nPeople don't realize that the pension funded retirements we are all used to are disappearing. As individuals we are responsible for planning and funding our retirement, health care, education etc. Investments and good planning combined help people reach their goals.\n\nThere are thousands of different people who have based entire careers successfully investing in different ways.\n\nSearch Ben Stein and Suze Orman on Yahoo! They are both very knowledgeable on the subject of investing.\n\nHere are some good books and good people to learn about.\n\nHow to Make Money in Stocks - William J. O'Neil\nMaking of An American Capitalist - Roger Lowenstein\nBeating the Street - Peter Lynch\nThe Investors Edge - Gary Kaltbaum\n\nHere's some other good people to learn about: Warren Buffett, Donald Trump, Kirk Kerkorian, Tim Truebenbach, Dave Landry.
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Bridges are indeed major investment vehicles. In the past, they were funded privately and either sold to government entities or charged tolls to recoup their construction cost.\n\nCurrently municipalities and states battle over the revenues and upkeep costs of their bridges, and there are instances of bridges being stolen, not physically, but by title.
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Short tern debt investments usually refer to investments of less than one year to maturity. Not sure what you mean by when they are expected to be sold but debt trades in the secondary market everyday. Most of it is over the counter so you won't see it in the paper. If you are interested in trading call your broker.
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Investment on its Education Setup shoul be the capital investment..if capital investment means wht i m getting it as.........
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I have not tried this or heard of it.  I would think it couldn't be to good of an investment.
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Direct mean investing money "directly" in a specific company. Indirect means a portfolio investment such as a stock.