Investment Opportunities Flashcards

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Investment definition

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When money is saved in order to make it grow

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2
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Major Asset Classes and Risk (4)

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  • Cash: Low risk
  • Property: Moderate to High risk
  • Bonds: Moderate risk
  • Equity: High risk
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3
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Diversification definition

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Spreading the investment risk between various asset classes

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4
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Risk Profiling (3)

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  • Investment timeframe
  • Financial position
  • Risk and return considerations
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5
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Investment Strategies (4)

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  • Conservative Investment Strategy
  • Defensive Investment Strategy
  • Balanced Investment Strategy
  • Growth Investment Strategy
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6
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Conservative Investment Strategy

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High income, maintained capital investment, low risk

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7
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Defensive Investment Strategy

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Stable income, growth in capital, low risk

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8
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Balanced Investment Strategy

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Income and growth, moderate risk over a medium time

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9
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Growth Investment Strategy

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High risk, long-term capital growth

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10
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Retirement Annuities

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Monthly premium in return for a lump sum and monthly pension

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11
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Pension Fund

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Retirement savings plan contributed to by employer and employee

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12
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Endowments

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A savings plan with a monthly amount paid, for a time period, and then paid out after

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13
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Bull/bear market

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Bulls are optimistic investors who think share prices are going to go up.
Bears believe share prices will go down

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14
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Preference shares

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Holders can participate in the profits of the company before dividends are declared

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15
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Spread

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Difference between asking price and bid price

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16
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Market capitalisation

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Share price of a company multiplied by the number of shares in issue

17
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Rights offer

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Offer to existing shareholder to have first option to buy new shares

18
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Blue-chip shares

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Shares in the most solid companies in the market

19
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Green-chip shares

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Company meets environmental issues requirements

20
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Black-chip shares

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If company is BEE compliant

21
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Dividends

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The portion of the companies profit that goes to shareholders

22
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Strategies to Limit Losses (2)

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  • Stop-loss Strategy: A specific cap is set and shares are sold when they hit the cap
  • Rebalancing: Adjusting portfolio so half is invested in equities
23
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Unit Trust

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Group of investors who ‘pool their capital’ to invest in financial markets

24
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Methods of Investment (8)

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  • Retirement anuities/Pension fund
  • Endowments
  • The stock market
  • Unit Trusts
  • Cash
  • Collectibles
  • Off-shore investments
  • Debentures
25
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Debentures

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Loan to a company

26
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Capital Gains Tax

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Comes in when an asset is disposed of. Either make a loss or a gain, is the difference between buying and selling