Investments
In general, to invest is to distribute money in the expectation of some benefit in the future – for example, investment in durable goods, in real estate by the service industry, in factories for manufacturing, in product development, and in research and development. However, this article focuses specifically on investment in financial assets.
In finance, the benefit from investment is called a return. The return may consist of a profit from the sale of property or an investment, or investment income including dividends, interests, rental income etc., or a combination of the two. The projected economic return is the appropriately discounted value of the future returns.
Investors generally expect higher returns from riskier investments. When we make a low risk investment, the return is also generally low.
Investors, particularly novices, are often advised to adopt a particular investment strategy and diversify their portfolio. Diversification has the statistical effect of reducing overall risk.
Solon
Solon (soh-lin) is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and is a suburb of Cleveland. It is part of Northeast Ohio‘s combined Cleveland-Akron-Canton metropolitan area, the 15th-largest Combined Statistical Area in the country. According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2012, the city population was estimated at 23,160.[6]
The city has been recognized by Money in its list of “Best Places to Live” multiple times, placing 23rd in 2009,[7] 3rd in 2011,[8]and 10th in 2015.[9][10] The city has been rated as one of the safest in Ohio,[11][12] has a highly rated public school system,[13]and was ranked as one of the “best places to raise kids” by Bloomberg Businessweek.[14]
Solon has a strong economy and in 2013 and 2014 was granted a Google eCity award, recognizing it as the city with the strongest online business community in Ohio.[15]