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investment company
invest′ment com`pany
n. a company that invests its funds in other companies and issues its own securities against these investments. Also called invest′ment trust`. [1930–35] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  investment company - a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companiesinvestment firm, investment trust, fundhedge fund, hedgefund - a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveragingmutual fund company, open-end fund, open-end investment company, mutual fund - a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its sharesclosed-end fund, closed-end investment company - a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock marketface-amount certificate company - a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity dateReal Estate Investment Trust, REIT - an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock marketunit investment trust, unit trust - a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000"nondepository financial institution - a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurancefixed investment trust, nondiscretionary trust - an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized |
Investment company
Investment companyA firm that that invests the funds of investors in securities appropriate for their stated investment objectives in return for a management fee. See also: Mutual fund.Investment CompanyA company that provides investment advisory services and/or operates mutual funds. An investment company that operates mutual funds allows its clients to carry greater or lesser risk, depending on their particular investment goals. The investment company may or may not actively manage mutual funds. Investment companies managing more than a certain amount of money must register with the SEC. See also: Asset management, Brokerage.investment company A firm in which investors pool their funds to allow for diversification and professional management. Because individual firms often specialize in particular types of investments, the potential returns and risks vary considerably among firms. Charges to investors—both to acquire shares in a firm and to pay management for operating the company—vary significantly from investment company to investment company. Also called management company. See also closed-end investment company, conduit theory, management fee, mutual fund, performance fee, regulated investment company.Investment company.An investment company is a firm that offers open-end funds, called mutual funds, closed-end funds, sometimes called investment trusts, or exchange traded funds to the public. By describing a company offering the funds as an investment company, it's easier to distinguish the company from the funds that it offers. For example, a single investment company might offer an aggressive-growth fund, a growth and income fund, a US Treasury bond fund, and a money market fund. Or a closed-end investment company might offer an international fund focused on a single country, such as Ireland, or a region, such as Latin America. investment company
Related to investment company: Private Investment CompanySynonyms for investment companynoun a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companiesSynonyms- investment firm
- investment trust
- fund
Related Words- hedge fund
- hedgefund
- mutual fund company
- open-end fund
- open-end investment company
- mutual fund
- closed-end fund
- closed-end investment company
- face-amount certificate company
- Real Estate Investment Trust
- REIT
- unit investment trust
- unit trust
- nondepository financial institution
- fixed investment trust
- nondiscretionary trust
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