Download or read book Personal Investment Crash Course written by IntroBooks and published by IntroBooks. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investment refers to purchasing products and services for future gains of an individual, a family unit, or an institution. Though these products and services are not purchased for immediate consumption, they have the potential to create higher future returns for the investor. There are various types of products and services available in the financial market to benefit from the capital investments. Some of the products and services that can be used as an instrument for getting personal financial returns are: bank products, bonds, stocks, investment funds, annuities, educational investments, insurance, retirement plans, and so on. By adopting a wise investment strategy and by adopting a diversified investment portfolio, the returns can be maximized and the financial goals can be achieved for both long-term and short-term tenure. The short-term financial plan is adopted for short term monetary gains, wherein the returns can be expected within a year that is attributed with low-profit and low-risk factors. Examples of the short-term financial plans include Savings account investments, fixed deposit scheme, money market funds. On the contrary, a long-term financial plan can be adopted for long term monetary gains, wherein the duration of the plan can extend for more than year. Generally, the short-term assets/products are sold in the market after the maturity period, which provides good returns for the investor. However, the long-term assets/products are held in the investor’s possession that can earn returns in the form of dividends, interest as declared in the financial market.