investment

An investment is an asset or property acquired to generate income or gain appreciation. Appreciation is the increase in the value of an asset over time. It requires the outlay of a resource today, like time, effort, and money, for a greater payoff in the future or for generating a profit.

An investment involves using capital in the present to increase an asset’s value over time.

Investments may include bonds, stocks, real estate, or alternative investments.

Investments can be diversified to reduce risk, though this may reduce the amount of earning potential.

In business contexts, investments are financial; however, consider how some people spend time to make higher incomes in the future (i.e. invest in a college education).

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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $68.16 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge. com; Shares outstanding: 119.1 million; Market cap: $8.0 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.


Investor communications makes up 72% of the company’s revenue....
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IGM FINANCIAL INC. $40 (Toronto symbol IGM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; s/o: 240.5 million; Market cap: $9.6 billion; p/s ratio: 3.2; Divd. yield: 5.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.igmfinancial.com) is Canada’s largest independent mutual-fund provider....
METRO INC. $40 (Toronto symbol MRU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 230.7 million; Market cap: $9.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.metro.ca) operates 600 grocery stores and 250 drugstores, in Quebec and Ontario.


In its fiscal 2017 first quarter, ended December 17, 2016, Metro earned $131.8 million....
OpenText Corp. continues to expand by smart acquisition of software companies.
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $27 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 325.5 million; Market cap: $8.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.5; Dividend yield: 5.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan....
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A: Northland Power Inc., $24.20, symbol NPI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 172.0 million; Market cap: $4.2 billion; www.northlandpower.ca), develops, builds, owns and operates natural gas-fired power plants, wind farms, solar projects and hydroelectric facilities.


The company switched its registration from an income trust to a corporation on January 1, 2011.


Northland owns or has stakes in 1,394 megawatts of generating capacity, with an additional 642 megawatts under construction.


In May 2014, the company purchased a 60% stake in Project Gemini—a $4.1 billion wind farm in the North Sea, off the coast of the Netherlands....
A: Summit Industrial Income REIT, $6.21, symbol SMU.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 42.4 million; Market cap: $263.3 million; www.summitiireit.com), is an open-ended trust (see below) that owns light industrial properties across Canada.


As of September 30, 2016, the trust owned 53 buildings making up 5.2 million square feet of leasable area....