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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BOMBARDIER INC. (Toronto symbols BBD.A and BBD.B; www.bombardier.com) is the world’s third-largest commercial aircraft maker, behind Boeing and Airbus. It is also the world’s leading passenger railcar manufacturer. The company has just completed the first test flight of its new CSeries passenger jet. The test flight was a success. It had planned to begin flight tests in June, but needed extra time to upgrade the plane’s software....
GANNETT CO. INC. (New York symbol GCI; www.gannett.com) publishes 99 newspapers in the U.S. and U.K., including USA Today, its flagship paper. It also publishes 680 magazines and weekly papers and owns 23 U.S. television stations....
MAJOR DRILLING GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC., $7.28, symbol MDI on Toronto, is a large contract drilling firm that mainly serves the mining industry. In the three months ended July 31, 2013, Major’s revenue fell 54.4%, to $108.2 million from a record $237.6 million a year earlier. Earnings also declined sharply, to $1.5 million, or $0.02 a share, from $31.9 million, or $0.40. The latest earnings included $2.0 million of one-time pre-tax restructuring charges, such as costs related to layoffs. The company has cut its staff by 45%, or 2,300 workers, over the past year. Many of Major’s large- and medium-sized mining customers slowed their drilling activity in the latest quarter, and orders from junior miners dropped sharply. That’s because juniors are having a lot of difficulty raising funds in today’s uncertain resource markets....
CANADIAN TIRE CORP., $92.02, Toronto symbol CTC.A, has announced more details of its plan to spin off most of its real estate holdings as a new, publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT). This new REIT, called CT Real Estate Investment Trust, will hold 72% of Canadian Tire’s real estate assets, including 255 stores and one distribution centre. Canadian Tire will be CT REIT’s major tenant, accounting for 95.7% of its rental income. The average lease term is 16 years for the retail stores. Canadian Tire will also sign a new deal to lease the distribution centre for 17 years....
MANITOBA TELECOM SERVICES INC. $33 (Toronto symbol MBT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 67.7 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 5.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mts.ca) recently agreed to sell its Allstream subsidiary to Accelero Capital Holdings, a private firm controlled by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris.
In 2004, the company paid $1.6 billion for Allstream, which provides integrated telephone, Internet and other communication services to over 50,000 businesses across Canada.
The sale price is $520 million....
In 2004, the company paid $1.6 billion for Allstream, which provides integrated telephone, Internet and other communication services to over 50,000 businesses across Canada.
The sale price is $520 million....
Pat McKeough responds to many requests from members of his Inner Circle for specific advice on stocks to buy as well as questions on investment strategy and the economy. Every week, his comments and recommendations on the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And each week, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions. While we reserve our buy-hold-sell advice for Inner Circle members, these excerpts provide a great deal of information and analysis on stocks we’ve covered for members of Pat’s Inner Circle....
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $30 (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $33.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.greatwestlifeco.com) earned $521 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013, up 6.8% from $488 million a year earlier....
ENBRIDGE INC. $42 (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $42.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) has opened its first geothermal power plant....
DOMINO’S PIZZA (New York symbol DPZ; www.dominos.com) is the world’s largest chain of pizza stores that offer takeout and delivery. It operates 10,440 outlets in the U.S. and over 70 other countries. Franchisees run most of these stores....
Every Wednesday, we publish our “Investor Toolkit” series on TSI Network. Whether you’re a beginning or experienced investor, these weekly updates are designed to give you specific investment tips and stock market advice. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental piece of investment advice, and shows you how you can put it into practice right away. Today’s tip: “You may learn quite a bit about investing in an investment club, but keep in mind that some of what you learn may be things you should avoid in future.”...
