In modern economies, traditional investments include:
• Stocks - Business ownership, known as equity See more

An investor may bear a risk of loss of some or all of their capital invested. Investment differs from arbitrage, in which profit is generated without … See more

Value investing
A value investor buys assets that they believe to be undervalued (and sells overvalued ones). To identify undervalued securities, a value investor uses analysis of the financial reports of the issuer to evaluate the … See more

Free cash flow measures the cash a company generates which is available to its debt and equity investors, after allowing for reinvestment in working capital and capital expenditure. … See more

In the medieval Islamic world, the qirad was a major financial instrument. This was an arrangement between one or more investors and an … See more

Investments are often made indirectly through intermediary financial institutions. These intermediaries include pension funds, banks, and insurance companies. They may pool money received from a number of individual end investors into funds such as See more

• Capital accumulation
• Capital gains tax
• Climate-related asset stranding
• Diversification (finance)
• Divestment See more