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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J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. $66 (New York symbol JPM; Income Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 3.7 billion; Market cap: $244.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.jpmorgan chase.com) has four main divisions: Consumer and Community Banking, which includes branches and credit cards (45% of 2014 revenue, 44% of earnings); Corporate and Investment Banking, including brokerage and underwriting services (36%, 33%); Asset Management (12%, 10%); and Commercial Banking (7%, 13%). About 75% of Morgan’s revenue comes from the U.S.
The bank is selling some operations and scaling back in other areas. These moves are in response to the Federal Reserve’s plan to impose tougher capital requirements on banks it feels are too big or complex.
For example, it recently agreed to sell its Canadian credit card businesses to Bank of Nova Scotia (Toronto symbol BNS).
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The bank is selling some operations and scaling back in other areas. These moves are in response to the Federal Reserve’s plan to impose tougher capital requirements on banks it feels are too big or complex.
For example, it recently agreed to sell its Canadian credit card businesses to Bank of Nova Scotia (Toronto symbol BNS).
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RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25.78 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 318.8 million; Market cap: $8.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.5%; www.riocan.com) is Canada’s largest real estate investment trust. In the three months ended June 30, 2015, RioCan’s revenue rose 6.3%, to $322.3 million from $303.2 million a year earlier. Cash flow per unit gained 2.4%, to $0.42 from $0.41. The trust has now agreed to unwind its 50/50 joint venture with U.S.-based Kimco Realty. This business manages 35 malls across Canada....
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