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investment

[in-vest-muhnt] / ɪnˈvɛst mənt /


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The housing factory surety guarantee idea is “super innovative,” said Jan Lindenthal-Cox, chief investment officer at the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, a nonprofit that directs philanthropic money toward cost-cutting affordable housing projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“If there’s a silver lining, it’s that employers that still appear relatively stoic in the face of uncertainty,” said Jim Baird, chief investment officer at Plante Moran Financial Advisors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Joseph “JP” Powers, the chief investment officer of RWA Wealth Partners, a Boston-based wealth manager with around $20 billion of assets under management, says opportunities outside the U.S. remain but that pickiness is now essential.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Public users start by typing in a strategy or investment thesis, then refine its parameters with follow-up questions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It was wildly unconventional to side-pocket an investment for which there was obviously a market.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis