We hear the term “investment bank” on a daily basis. Investment banks are vilified for their role in the financial crisis and criticized for the profits they reap and the large compensation packages for their employees. But many people have no idea what an investment bank is or what it does. Let’s take a look [...]
Different Types of Investments: As we said last time, owning a stock is like owning part of a company. As the company rises or falls in value, so does the price of it’s stock. A key distinction is that the value of the stock is not only driven by the fundamental value of the company, [...]
Equity investment includes private equity (PE) investment and venture capital (VC) investment. In 2009, there were 542 equity investments occurred in China, including 114 PE investments and 428 VC investments; the equity investment valued US.4 billion, average PE investment was US4 million, and average VC investment was US.8 million. The remarkable 19:1 gap between average [...]
10 Questions to ask before investing online or elsewhere We are faced with so many investment choices today, it Is sometimes difficult to decide which investment will best serve our purpose; as well as which investments are the safest, while giving us the best bang for our buck. While not specifically indicating particular investments, I [...]