- Investor
: "See
Investor AB for the Swedish investment company."An investor is any party that makes an
investment .The term has taken on a specific meaning in
finance to describe the particular types of people and companies that regularly purchase equity or debt securities for financial gain in exchange forfunding an expanding company. Less frequently, the term is applied to parties who purchasereal estate ,currency ,commodity derivatives,personal property , or otherassets .The term implies that a party purchases and holds assets in hopes of achieving
capital gain , not as aprofession or for short-termincome .Types of investors
Here is an overlapping, non-exclusive list of investor types
* Individual investors (including trusts on behalf of individuals, and umbrella companies formed for two or more to pool investment funds)
* Collectors ofart ,antiques , and other things of value
*Angel investors , either individually or in groups
*Venture capital funds, which serve as investment collectives on behalf of individuals, companies, pension plans, insurance reserves, or other funds.
*Investment banks
*Businesses that make investments, either directly or via a captive fund
*Investment trust s, includingreal estate investment trust s
*Mutual funds ,hedge funds , and other funds, ownership of which may or may not bepublicly traded (these funds typically pool money raised from their owner-subscribers to invest in securities)
*Sovereign wealth fund sAlso, investors might be classified according to their styles. In this respect, an important distinctive
investor psychology trait is risk attitude.Investor protection
The term “investor protection” defines the entity of efforts and activities to observe, safeguard and enforce the rights and claims of a person in his role as an investor. This includes advise and legal action. The assumption of a need of protection is based on the experience that financial investors are usually structurally inferior to providers of financial services and products due to lack of professional knowledge, information and/or experience.
ee also
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Investment
*Securities offering
*Private equity
*Corporate finance
*Stock investor
*Growth capital
*Sweep account
*Model Audit External links
* [http://www.europeinvestcontrol.eu/en-c1-Home.htm EuropeInvestControl - association to support investors regarding the perception of their interests at European level]
* [http://www.bstrategic.com bStrategic - making strategy part of everyday]
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