Investors look to ‘Santa Ben’

Nov 30

Investors look to ‘Santa Ben’

Stocks set to jump on comments from Fed chief Bernanke that the central bank will remain ‘alert and flexible.’ Dell reports a jump in profit but misses Wall Street’s estimates. A top Morgan Stanley exec is the latest to resign amid the mortgage-market mess.

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Investing

Investing is a term with several closely-related meanings in business management, finance and economics, related to saving or deferring consumption. An asset is usually purchased, or equivalently a deposit is made in a bank, in hopes of getting a future return or interest from it. The word originates in the Latin "vestis", meaning garment, and refers to the act of putting things (money or other claims to resources) into others' pockets.

Differences

The term "investment" is used differently in economics and in finance. Economists refer to a real investment (such as a machine or a house), while financial economists refer to a financial asset, such as money that is put into a bank or the market, which may then be used to buy a real asset.

Investing guide