investment objective

investment objective definition - finance
The guiding principle that an investor uses to decide where to invest his or her money. If the objective is to make cash grow, then he or she will invest in higher-risk companies that have the greatest possibility of growth potential. If current income is the objective, investments generating income, such as bonds or stocks with a high dividend, are purchased.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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