Investment

Investment is a Term (language) 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 (finance) from it. * In theoretical economics, investment means the purchase (and thus the production) of Capital (economics) goods - goods which are not consumed but instead used in future production. Examples include building a railroad, or a factory, clearing land, or putting oneself through college. In a stricter sense, investment is also a component of Gross domestic product given in the formula GDP = C + I + G + NX. The investment function in that aspect is divided into Non-residential investment (such as factories, machinery etc) and residental (new houses.) Investment is the function of income and interest rates, given by the relation I = (Y, i). An increase in income will encourage higher investment, whereas a higher interest rate will discourage investment as it becomes costlier to borrow money. Even if a firm chooses to use its own funds, the interest rate represents the opportuntity cost of loaning out the money. * In finance, investment means buying securities or other monetary or paper assets, for example equity investment or real estate investment, Forex or bonds or postage stamps. These investments may then provide future cash flows and may increase or decrease in value. * Investment clubs are groups of individuals who meet on a regular basis for the purpose of investing money. Various online communities devoted to this type of investing have recently emerged and have contributed to the personal investing boom in the United States. Two of the largest provide [http://www.better-investing.org/ best practices for investment clubs] and [http://www.bivio.com/index.html extensive accounting resources] for these groups of investors. The latter site also has an [http://www.bivio.com/pub/clubs extensive listing] of U.S.-based investment clubs. A smaller [http://www.bivio.com/xcic/files/index.html international community] founded in 1997 openly allows individual investors to observe [http://s6.invisionfree.com/crosscountry/index.php?act=site observe and learn] from its activities. == See also == * Appreciation * Capital accumulation * Divestment * Financial economics * Foreign Direct Investment * Investor profile * Investor relations * Over-investing * Philatelic investment * Regulation FD * Return on investment * Saving (economics) * Speculation * Trend * Socially responsible investing * Ethical investing * National association of investors corporation

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Investment

Interesting questions to have answers to: * According to the world's statistics, what fields do people most invest in (through history)? (medicine, agriculture, education, etc.)

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