investing
Putting money to work
Investing is putting money into something with the expectation of future profit or return.
You invest in stocks, bonds, real estate, or a friend's startup.
The term extends beyond finance: investing time or energy in a relationship means committing resources to something you hope will pay off.
She's been investing heavily in tech stocks.
I've invested too much in this project to quit now.
Ownership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- portfolioCollected works or assets
broker · equities · commodities · futures · IPO · liquidity · ETFs · derivatives
Encrypted decentralized money
- BitcoinPeer-to-peer electronic cash
- EthereumProgrammable blockchain network
- goldElement seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
art · collectibles · wine · NFTs · crowdfunding · startups · commodities · antiques
Electronic securities exchange
- NYSELargest equities market
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- tradingExchanging for value
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
rally · correction · crash · ticker · volume · Shanghai · Nikkei · FTSE
Something owned or inherent
- rentalPaid temporary use
- REITProperty investment trust
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- mortgageSecured home loan
appreciation · equity · flipping · commercial · residential · tenant · leverage · location
Restoring proper proportions
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- passiveNot actively participating
- activeIn operation now
- BuffettRenowned American investor
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
portfolio · broker · equities · commodities · futures · IPO · liquidity · ETFs · derivatives · options
cryptocurrency
Encrypted decentralized money
silver · art · collectibles · wine · NFTs · crowdfunding · startups · commodities · antiques
NASDAQ
Electronic securities exchange
volatility · rally · correction · crash · ticker · volume · Shanghai · Nikkei · FTSE
property
Something owned or inherent
mortgage · appreciation · equity · flipping · commercial · residential · tenant · leverage · location · appraisal
rebalancing
Restoring proper proportions
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- passiveNot actively participating
- activeIn operation now
- nonfiction genresbiography, memoir, autobiography, history, science
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- twentiestwenties, young adult, early adulthood, emerging adulthood, college grad
- financial planningfinancial planning, budget, financial plan, retirement plan, financial goals
- investingstocks, stock, bonds, shares, portfolio
- money tipsbudgeting, emergency fund, debt repayment, rainy day fund, expense tracking
investingdivesting
Disposing of possessions
disinvesting · liquidating · cashing out · selling off · divest
investingspending
Outlaying of funds
consuming · squandering · splurging · wasting · frittering away
investingdivesting
Disposing of possessions
withdrawing · pulling out · disengaging · abandoning · neglecting
- ethical investingAligning portfolios with values
- angel investingWealthy individuals backing startups
- value investingBuying underpriced stocks fundamentally
- Investiture ControversyMedieval papal-royal appointment conflict
- sustainable investingCapital allocation considering ethics
- growth investingBuying stocks expecting rapid appreciation