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investment- A temporary donation of money to a cause in expectation of making a profit.
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...Investment or investingBritish- and American English, respectively. is a term with several closely-related meanings in business management, finance and economics, related to saving or deferring consumption. Investing is the active redirection of resources: from being consumed today, to creating benefits in the future; the use of assets to earn income or profit. An investment is a choice by an individual or an organization such as a pension fund, after at least some careful analysis or thought, to place or lend money in a vehicle (e.g. property, stock securities, bonds) that has sufficiently low risk and provides the possibility of generating returns over a period of time.Graham, Benjamin, and David Dodd (1951). Security Analysis. McGraw-Hill Book Company. ISBN 0071448209 Placing or lending money in a vehicle that risks the loss of the principal sum or that has not been thoroughly analyzed is by definition speculation and not investment at all.Graham and Dodd (1951). Security Analysis. McGraw-Hill Book Company. ISBN 0071448209 Read full entry
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Investment?
I need to set up a policy to
repay me 100000 in 30 years
time. Can anyone advise what
the cost is likely to be per
month and what they think the
best investment would be?
Endowment, ISA etc etc.
Financial advisers will advise
whatever gives them the better
commision I think!
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100000 is not going to have much purchasing power in 30 years. If you meant 1000000, then you are getting there, but even that might not sustain you for the rest of your life in and of itself given inflation/rising costs... If this is for insurance, you should only go for term and invest the difference that you would otherwise have contributed to a whole/variable life policy. Since the S&P over any contiguous 10 years has yielded over 12%, and there are several funds that perform better, if you had say 50,000 to put away now, you would have over $1M in 30 years. Or, if you had 10,000 to invest now and could add 2,000/yr you would get there as well. Suze Orman's twelve steps to wealth: Step Eight: Insuring Your Well-Being. I always say, "People first, then money, then things." That's how you should tackle your insurance. There are three broad types of insurance: life, health, and protection for possessions. Find out what you need as a baseline: Life Insurance If a child, a spouse, a life partner, or a parent depends on you and your income, you need life insurance. Keep it simple and buy term life insurance; it's good only for a specific number of years and then expires. That's okay—life insurance wasn't meant to be permanent; it's there to protect your family before you've had a chance to accumulate enough funds (through investments and savings) to do so. Most people should get a 20-year level term policy that has a value equal to 20 times the amount of annual income your family needs to live securely. For example, if your loved ones need $40,000 a year, then you should purchase $800,000 of term life insurance on the person—or persons—whose absence will affect those left behind. It's not that expensive: A 20-year $800,000 term policy for healthy, nonsmoking men and women who are about 35 years old is around $45 a month. Check out www.selectquote.com to shop for term policies. Health Insurance Those who have been laid off or are worried about losing their job and health insurance coverage should shop around. Ehealthinsurance.com offers the largest individual and small-business health plan selection across more states than any other online or offline source. While many employers must extend health insurance coverage to all laid-off employees for 18 months—thanks to a federal law known as COBRA—you must pay 100 percent of the policy premium. Chances are good you can get a less expensive policy by doing your own shopping. Policies that Protect Possessions Whether for your house or your car, buy a policy with the highest possible deductible to get a more affordable premium (the annual cost of the policy). Deductibles are what you pay first, before your insurer kicks in any money when you make a claim. These days, insurers will jack up your premium or deny future coverage if you make a lot of claims. So go with a high-deductible policy that you intend to use only for catastrophes. You can shop for homeowner's insurance at www.insweb.com. And for renters: Your landlord's insurance protects only the physical structure of the home. You need to purchase renter's insurance to protect your possessions. Renters-insurance-quotes-onlin e.com has good information and free quotes on policy prices. |
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What is the best investment What is the best short term
investment for one's money
with the highest return, with
the lowest amount of risk? I'm
invested in CD's and they give
a good interest rate and very
skeptical of the stock market
yoyo and not interested in the
shaky housing market. But my
question still remains and
want to know what do you think
would be the best investment,
also thinking about foreign
securities, but what do you
think is a good investment and
also for retirement long term
too?
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At the moment, t-bills. Better than cds. No state and local taxes. Long term--a variety of index funds and mutual funds with different investment objectives. Examples: PENNX--small cap stocks, SPY--large cap stocks, SWZ--Swiss stocks, TDF--Chinese stocks, IJH--mid cap stocks. |
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Is investment in Jomtien I am exploring investment in
Jomtien (Pattaya, Thailand)
condos. I like to know if
Jomtien is possibly among the
very good real estate
investment destination and can
i expect 30% appreciation per
annum. I hear them some of the
Thailand's highest towers are
being built in jomtien beach.
I would like someone to also
list top 3-4 condos schemes
for investment in 2008, and
some websites that give
comparison of multiple schemes
and most updated information.
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sir In India there are lot of opportunities where you can invest your money ,if you are sincere please just drop a line, I shall be here to reply your queries |
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