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31Carry (investment) — The carry of an asset is the return obtained from holding it (if positive), or the cost of holding it (if negative) (see also Cost of carry). For instance, commodities are usually negative carry assets, as they incur storage costs or may suffer… …
32Social fund — A Social Fund (sometimes also called Social Investment Fund , Social Fund for Development , Social Action Fund , National Solidarity Fund or Social Development Agency ) is an institution, typically in a developing country, that provides financing …
33CPP Investment Board — Under the direction of the then Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin, the CPP Investment Board was created in 1997 as an organization independent of the government to monitor and invest the funds held by the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). In turn,… …
34Philatelic investment — Philatelic Investment, the investment of funds in collectible postage stamps for the purpose of realizing a profit, is a recent phenomenon when compared to other traditional investment endeavours. Investing in rare stamps is not for the novice.… …
35Ultra-Short Bond Fund — A type of bond fund that invests only in fixed income instruments with very short term maturities. An ultra short bond fund will ideally invest in instruments with maturities around one year. This investing strategy tends to offer higher yields… …
36Buy term and invest the difference — Buying term and investing the difference is a concept involving term life insurance and investment strategies that allow individuals to eventually Self Insure and provides an alternative to permanent life insurance. Generally speaking term… …
37Mortgage Investment Corporation — A Mortgage Investment Corporation or MIC is an investment and lending company designed specifically for mortgage lending (primarily residential mortgage lending) in Canada. Owning shares in a Mortgage Investment Corporation (MIC) enables you to… …
38Inverse exchange-traded fund — An inverse exchange traded fund is an exchange traded fund (ETF), traded on a public stock market, which is designed to perform as the inverse of whatever index or benchmark it is designed to track. These funds work by using short selling,… …
39Hedge fund — A fund that may employ a variety of techniques to enhance returns, such as both buying and shorting stocks based on a valuation model. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * hedge fund hedge fund ➔ fund1 * * * A private investment fund… …
40Alaska Permanent Fund — The Alaska Permanent Fund is a constitutionally established fund, managed by a semi independent corporation, established by Alaska in 1976. Shortly after the oil from Alaska’s North Slope began flowing to market through the Trans Alaska Pipeline… …
