Investment refers to allocation of money or resources for future use. The postponement of consumption of monetary resources for future use is called as investment. Almost every business venture requires capital investment. The investment requirement varies from business to business. Greater is the investment greater is the risk associated. There can be no investments without risk factor, generally greater the risk, greater is the chance for gaining profits. Investments may be in the form of investing in shares of a reputed company, government promissory notes, saving deposit cerficates, treasury bills, bearer bonds, stock markets, negotiable instruments, insurance policies, commercial paper. Investing in these investment benefits individuals in their future for raising capital and meet funded obligations. In a finance market, investing in an investment can be done in different forms, but selecting a right source of investment, at the right time and at right cost is the challenge for the investors. |