Tha various Objectives and Constraints of Institutional Investors. Who are institutional investors? It is worth mentioning that the institutional investors include mutual funds, pension funds, endowment funds, insurance companies and banks. Mutual Funds The role of mutual funds is to pool together funds of investors who share a common investment goal or

The Role of Short Term Investment Vehicles can be well understood if the terms are broken down. The term "investment vehicle" refers to any method by which individuals or businesses can invest and, ideally, grow their money. A short-term investment, also called a temporary investment or marketable security. It is a debt

In our quest to discover how interest rates affect investment decisions we did a little research. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself what drives the investment decisions of rational investors with a longer time horizon? Well, worry less. Research has shown that majority of these investors generally do not

The economic environment in business terms is the environment in which a business operates and it has a great influence upon it. For any successful investment the economic environment has to be studied and fully analysed. A rational investor has to be well versatile when it comes to Market timing. Market Timing

Investing Decisions Over Investor Life Cycle vary as a in accordance with the age bracket. Investors tend to follow different investment philosophies as they move through different stages of the life cycle. Investment decisions are made by investors and investment managers. Investors commonly perform investment analysis by making use of fundamental

We are by now well aware that there are five steps in the investment process. We have already covered the first step which is Setting an investment policy covering in the process the need for an investment policy too. In this article, we shall look at the remaining four steps

As discovered in the previous post,  the first step of the five steps of the investment process in the investment policy. In this step, one has to do the following; –Identify investor’s unique objective –Determine amount of investable wealth –State objectives in terms of risk and return –Identify investment  and

Types of Investors Before we fully understand the investment process, we have to know the types of investors taking part in the investment process. To recup, An investor is someone who provides his or her money or resources for an enterprise, such as a corporation, with the expectation of financial or other gain

Just before we look at the suppliers and demanders of funds, it is in order that we familiarise ourselves with the environment in which these suppliers and demanders of funds exist. They do exist in the financial markets. Financial markets are forums in which suppliers of funds and demanders of funds

The components on an investment portfolio are determined by the types of investment the investor wishes to invest in. having learnt about the basic terminologies in the investment environment, I believe we are on the same page to look at the various types of investments. Types of investments Securities or Property:  Securities include stocks(shares),