Investment Task
An Investment Task is an economic task to purchase an investment asset (that is intended to generate new economic value).
- Context:
- It can be instantiated in an Investment Act.
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- See: Financial Risk, Money, Finance, Rate of Return, Capital Appreciation, Dividend, Interest, Exchange Rate, Investor, Investment Strategy, Diversification (Finance), Portfolio (Finance).
References
2020
- (Wikipedia, 2020) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/investment Retrieved:2020-11-18.
- To invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the future.
In finance, the benefit from an investment is called a return. The return may consist of a gain or a loss realized from the sale of a property or an investment, unrealized capital appreciation (or depreciation), or investment income such as dividends, interest, rental income etc., or a combination of capital gain and income. The return may also include currency gains or losses due to changes in the foreign currency exchange rates.
Investors generally expect higher returns from riskier investments. When a low-risk investment is made, the return is also generally low. Similarly, high risk comes with high returns.
Investors, particularly novices, are often advised to adopt a particular investment strategy and diversify their portfolio. Diversification has the statistical effect of reducing overall risk.
- To invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the future.