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v. to put money into a business or buy property or securities for the purpose of eventually obtaining a profit. This is distinguished from a gift or a loan made merely to accommodate a friend or taking a complete gamble. (See: investment)

TO INVEST, contracts. To lay out money in such a manner that it may bring a revenue; as, to invest money in houses or stocks; to give possession.
2. This word, which occurs frequently in the canon law, comes from the Latin word investire, which signifies to clothe or adorn and is used, in that system of jurisprudence, synonymously with enfeoff. Both words signify to put one into the possession of, or to invest with a fief, upon his taking the oath of fealty or fidelity to the prince or superior lord.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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None of us can anticipate which of these venues will hit upon the combination of services that best meets the needs of investors. That can only be revealed as competition establishes winners and losers.

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The 116-point January 23 drop seemed to be set off in part by investors using "technical analysis," the practice of charting broad market trends and selling off when the market seems to have reached a certain plateau, and in part by traders selling stocks and futures to exploit discrepancies between the stock and futures prices.

Futures shock

Mundt, president and chief investment officer of Principal Real Estate Investors.

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About 98 percent of the total accounts were held by domestic investors while the rest were owned by foreign investors.

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Being an IOSCO member, the SECP participated in World Investor Week (WIW) 2017 by carrying out activities with professional bodies, entrepreneurs, corporate bodies and students.

SECP launches World Investor Week

A Shinhan Financial Group official said Cho focuses on meeting foreign institutional investors who have yet to own the group's shares.

Shinhan desperate to attract foreign investment

In 2005, the India government opened the door to foreign real estate investors. Since, India has seen remarkable population, income and IT growth (estimate: 3 million square feet shortfall in IT space).

Real estate undertow could pull investors under

Warning signs were readily apparent to the few investors who regularly analyzed changes in the companies' quarterly cash flow statements.

New market demands reward IR professionals: increased corporate disclosure and the declining influence of brokerage analysts are redefining the IR role. There's a need for more advanced financial skills--and greater influence and compensation

If you're at the point where you've put in everything you have, this is where angel investors come in."

Connecting burgeoning entrepreneurs with investors

Despite all these drawbacks, countless investors persist in trying to time the market, jumping in and out of the market as if investing were akin to watching a spate of TV shows on a Saturday night.

Living the millionaire life: there are no magic formulas to gaining material wealth. In her new book, The Money Coach's Guide to Your First Million, Lynnette Khalfani offers 10 proven methods to building an investment portfolio on your terms

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Private equity eyes insurance: investments in the insurance industry are booming as investors flush with capital look for new ways to invest it

All parties act in their own rational self-interest, but the two different kinds of investors have different interests.