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Types of Investment Companies

Annuities
Annuities

An annuity is a contract between you and an insurance company that requires the insurer to make payments to you, either immediately or in the future. You buy an annuity by making either a single payment or a series of payments.

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Balanced Funds
Balanced Funds

A balanced investment strategy is a method of portfolio allocation and management aimed at balancing risk and return. A balanced investment strategy is a method of portfolio allocation and management aimed at balancing risk and return.

Bank Products
Bank Products

Investment banks provide financial advice to businesses and governments and help them raise capital through the sale of stocks, bonds and other products. Investment banks provide financial advice to businesses and governments and help them raise capital through the sale of stocks, bonds and other products.

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Bonds
Bonds

A bond is a fixed income investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (corporate or governmental) that borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a fixed interest rate.

Equity Funds
Equity Funds

This section deals with different types of equity funds: ... Income Funds Equity income funds invest in companies that ... income as investment objectives. Growth Funds

Fixed Income Funds
Fixed Income Funds

Fixed-income investments generally pay a fixed rate of return on a fixed schedule. Thus, the best example in investing is a bond, which will pay the investor a set amount of interest every six months and return an investor's principal upon maturity.

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Index Funds
Index Funds

Index Investing: Index Funds Index Investing: Conclusion Market indexes are great tools for telling us what direction the market is taking and what trends are prevailing.

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Investment Funds
Investment Funds

While investment funds in various forms have been around for many years, the Massachusetts Investors Trust Fund is generally considered the first open-end mutual fund in the industry. The fund, investing in a mix of large-cap stocks, launched in 1924.

Money Market Funds
Money Market Funds

In addition, money market funds are often structured to cater to different types of investors. Some funds are intended for retail investors, while other funds that typically require high minimum investments are intended for institutional investors. The rules governing money market funds vary based on the type of money market fund.

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Options
Options

An option is a contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a certain date. An option, just like a stock or bond, is a security. It is also a binding contract with strictly defined terms and properties.

Retirement
Retirement

••• The best retirement investments are part of a plan. TCmake_photo/iStock One common way to create retirement income is to construct a portfolio of stock and bond index funds (or work with a financial advisor who does this).

Saving for College
Saving for College

Saving for college is hard enough. You would think that state programs that sponsor so-called "529" savings plans would make it easier -- and cheaper -- for you. You would think that state programs that sponsor so-called "529" savings plans would make it easier -- and cheaper -- for you.

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Specialty Funds
Specialty Funds

“ My hedge fund manager is setting up a specialty fund to invest in Russian sugar confectioners and asked me if I would like to invest. Was this Helpful? YES NO 10 people found this helpful.

Stocks
Stocks

Stock represents a claim on the company's assets and earnings. As you acquire more stock, your ownership stake in the company becomes greater.” Unfortunately, this definition is incorrect in some key ways.