7 - Investment Flashcards
financial help
bail out
delegate tasks
call the shots
someone big and powerful in the company
fat cat
standard price
going rate
to stop or slow down the business
grind to a halt
not stable market
market volatility
to make profit
to cream off
intermediary
middleman
cause sth
to stir sth up
property which you buy to rent it
but-to-let
to slow down in your life
downshift
to make a profit
be quids in
traditional business
bricks and mortar
include, involve
entail
shares, assets
equities
narazony na cos
exposed
the set of your assets and investments
portfolio
recession
the bear market
when economy is blooming
the bull market
to make up the loses
to recoup one’s loses
someone careful
risk-averse
Depreciate
to take a tumble
to go wrong
to go pear-shaped
end up
wind up
fall down
plummet
increase revenues
boost income streams
find ways of decreasing risk
adopt a defensive investment stance
protection against the rises and falls of the market
a buffer against market volatility
a range of investments in different assets
a diversified portfolio
