Gourt > Home > Personal Finance > Investing (3)
Investment or investing is a term with several closely-related meanings in finance and economics, related to saving or deferring consumption. An asset is usually purchased, or equivalently a deposit is made in a bank, in hopes of getting a future return or interest from it. Literally, the word means the "action of putting something in to somewhere else" (perhaps originally related to a person's garment or 'vestment').
Types of investment
The major difference in the use of the term investment in economics and finance is that economists are usually referring to a real investment - such as a machine or a house - but financial economists usually refer to a financial asset - money that is put into a bank or the market - which may then be used to buy a real asset.
Economics
More on [ Investment ]
Guides :: Investing
Investing News and Media
Investing Resources
Fall Fund Picks
Keren Blankfeld Schultz Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:15:00 -0000
Market gurus position portfolios for protection against the bear and profit from the eventual rebound.
Closed-End Funds At Deep Discounts
Jack Colombo, ETF Investor Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0000
It's not a totally free lunch, but you can generally eat well if you buy closed-end funds at a discount to NAV.
Funds For Quick Cash
Anna Vander Broek Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0000
Here's where to park your money, between investments, when you know you'll need it.
Forbes.com: Investor Education
Measuring Manager Skill
Cathy Pareto, Investopedia Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0000
Fat returns are nice, but truly skilled managers always keep an eye on the risk.
Own Real Estate But Not A House
Robert Stammers, Investopedia Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:00:00 -0000
Gain exposure to real estate without owning property. Here's how.
Forex On Margin
Selwyn Gishen, Investopedia Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0000
Don't be too tempted by big leverage offered for forex trading. It benefits your broker more than you.
Education - An educational partnership between the Oklahoma Securities Commission and the University of Oklahoma Outreach.
16 Basic Principles of Investing - Offers practical investing overview, links to other investing overview sites.
Meta Description: [ Describes 16 practical lessons for investing that came out of my 50 years of making good and bad decisions, setting goals and abandoning them, but learning more and more every step of the way. ]
A to Z Investments - 200+ page online book about investing.
Meta Description: [ Visit A to Z Investments to read and find resources on many hot investment topics. Get your questions about investing basics answered the right way. ]
About.com: Investing for Beginners - Offers advice and links for beginning investors.
Meta Description: [ Investing for beginners gives new investors articles on the stock market,interviews with leading financial experts, discussion boards, a free weekly newsletter and countless other great investing resources for the beginner. ]
American Association of Individual Investors - Nonprofit offering information on stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Free membership required to access all content.
Meta Description: [ The nonprofit site, AAII.com, offers trusted articles and guidance on stock investing, mutual funds, bonds, retirement planning and more. ]
Arizona Corporation Commission, Securities Division - Information to reduce the possibility of falling victim to scam artists and unscrupulous financial professionals.
BasicInvest - Free research, easy to understand definitions, links to top mutual fund companies.
Meta Description: [ Investing basics stocks Mutual Funds Personal Investing Definitions Stock Trading free research ]
CBS.MarketWatch.com - News, market data, portfolios, mutual funds, personal finance, and discussions.
Meta Description: [ Stock Market Quotes, Business News and Financial News from from the leading provider MarketWatch.com, wholly-owned subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. ]
ConsumerSearch.com: Online Brokers - Reviews, analyzes and ranks online brokers.
Meta Description: [ ConsumerSearch.com reviews the reviews of online brokers, as well as hundreds of other products. The site identifies which online stock brokers reviewers like and dislike, where they agree or disagree, and why. ]
Discount Broker Reviews - Comparative lists of online discount brokerages and their rates and features. Includes personal experiences. Customer comments accepted.
Meta Description: [ Information on online discount brokers emphasizing rates, charges, and customer comments and complaints. ]
How to Avoid Internet Investment Scams - Securities and Exchange Commission information about investment fraud.
Meta Description: [ How to avoid Internet investment scams by telling you how to spot different types of Internet fraud ]
Income Profiles - Investment advice for those interested in more conservate investments, including real estate and bonds.
Meta Description: [ Income investments and income investing are
the antithesis of speculation, and differ from growth investments and growth
investing. This site helps you to choose between the bewildering array of
options in income investments for your retirement planning. ]
Indextracker - Information about the workings and advantages of index investing, asset allocation and re-balancing.
Meta Description: [ Information about long term (index-) investing, asset allocation, re-balancing, saving and the impact of cost for building wealth in Switzerland. ]
InvesTools - Delivers investment advisory services. Investors can enter a ticker symbol and generate a list of advisor recommendations and model portfolios. Registration required, but is free.
Meta Description: [ Investools offers investor education, trading and investing courses. Register now for a free stock market Introductory Class in your area. ]
Investor Education Fund - Tips for individual investors in six languages from the Ontario Securities Commission - risks, scams, fees, tools, investment strategies. Includes videos.
Meta Description: [ Trustworthy and unbiased investment education ]
InvestorGuide - Free comprehensive guide to investing and personal finance.
Meta Description: [ InvestorGuide.com is the leading online guide to investing, with thousands of categorized links to financial and investing news, research, tools, and other resources. ]
Jasonzweig.com - Zweig is a senior writer for Money magazine. This site seeks to help investors maximize the odds of reaching their goals. This site preaches the virtues of investing patience and condemns bad logic and bad behavior.
Meta Description: [ JasonZweig.com seeks to help investors maximize the odds of reaching their goals. This site preaches the virtues of investing patience and condemns bad logic and bad behavior. ]
LearnInvesting.com - Learn about investing in stocks and commodities.
Meta Description: [ Before you start investing, Learn Investing ]
MsFiscallyFit.com: Investing - Articles on getting started in investing.
Meta Description: [ MsFiscallyFit.com - women and investing, women investing, woman and investing, working woman, woman in business, women, investing, mutual funds, hot stock, online trading, online broker, stock research, interviewing, debt, debt consolidation, debt management, career advice, dress for success, mon... ]
MSN MoneyCentral - Quotes, stock research, portfolio tracking, news, and online bill payment. Keep informed and plan for retirement, college, taxes, insurance, real estate, and savings.
Meta Description: [ MSN Money is the comprehensive source for your money and personal finance needs. Read business news, get stock quotes, research investments, track your portfolio and manage your accounts in one place. MSN Money has personal finance planning centers for retirement, college, taxes, insurance, savin... ]
Mutual Fund Education Alliance - Features pricing and performance information on thousands of mutual funds plus news and educational information about fund investing.
NASAA - Investor Education - Advice on protecting oneself from scams and con artists while carefully screening investment opportunities.
Meta Description: [ The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) is the oldest international organization devoted to investor protection. In the United States, NASAA is the voice of the 50 state securities agencies responsible for efficient capital formation and grass-roots investor protection. ]
Online Investing: The Wall Street Journal - Collection of articles offering information and advice on online investing. Based on the book Online Investing, written by the editors and reporters of the Wall Street Journal, online version.
Meta Description: [ Business Financial News - The Wall Street Journal is the world's leading business publication. At WSJ.com users can access business news online as well as personal finance news ]
500
Online Investor Complaint Center - Resource guide for online investors with complaints against an online broker.
Meta Description: [ Online investing and trading resource guide for dissatisfied online investors with complaints against online brokers, e.g., E-Trade, Datek, Ameritrade, Waterhouse, Schwab. Ranked by Consumers Digest. ]
Seniors Against Investment Fraud - SAIF - Statewide outreach campaign under the California Department of Corporations to alert and educate seniors about investment and telemarketing fraud crimes.
SmartMoney University - Investor education site with articles appealing both to novices and to veteran investors.
Meta Description: [ Begin learning how to make money investing with interactive demonstrations and easy yet informative tools from SmartMoney.com. ]
Stock and Investment Guide For Beginning Investors - Information for beginning investors including investing terms, an introduction to the stock market and buying stocks, and DRPs.
Meta Description: [ A 'how to' guide to beginning personal finance, DRPs, and wealth building. Features finance and investment terms, links, books, investing other wealth building information for new investors. ]
Stocks Quest - Stock market game teaches the basics of investment through a market simulation, investing basics, lessons, and real life examples.
Teen Analyst - Educational guide to investing targeted at teenagers and other young adults.
Meta Description: [ TeenAnalyst.com is the complete guide to the stock market for young investors. The site features articles, contests, and a model stock index. ]
The Academy of Young Investors - AYI is a nonprofit organization that teaches investors how to start investing in mutual funds and stocks.
The Coffeehouse Investor - Advocates an investment strategy of meeting, not beating, the stock market. Free quarterly newsletter.
500
The Investor's Clearninghouse - Service provided by the Alliance for Investor Education offers resources to the individual investor and consumers.
Meta Description: [ The best investor education resources from 21 leading non-profit, governmental and self-regulatory associations and agencies. AIE provides investors with access to a full range of information needed to make wise investment decisions. ]
Writing about Money - Financial commentator Fiona Place explains the world of investment. Included are many of her columns which were published in the Australian Financial Review and the Australian newspapers.
Yahoo!: Beginning Investing - Articles give an overview of investing as well as specific types of investments.
Meta Description: [ Retirement - Articles, Calculators, Tools, and Advice at Yahoo! Personal Finance ]
| 2nd in series on investing for beginners and intermediates. This segment deals with the proven investing techniques first ... | |
| Next Video | |
