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investment

[in-vest-muhnt] / ɪnˈvɛst mənt /


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That means putting the money in a specialized private investment vehicle known as an insurance-dedicated fund or a separately managed account whose investments are sourced and overseen solely by their adviser.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

I’m grateful for what my parents have given me, but I feel shoehorned into an investment strategy that may no longer fit my circumstances.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

It now falls to him to find the money to fund the defence investment plan, with an extra £4.7bn needed in the Budget.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

And while Chinese investment could bring new money into Piracicaba, its machinery makers increasingly face Chinese companies as competitors rather than customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

They had created an investment approach that harnessed their talent for distancing themselves from other people’s convictions; to find such great conviction in themselves was new and uncomfortable.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Enter private-placement life insurance, a customizable insurance contract that allows unlimited investments to grow tax-free.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Walter’s Delaware Life had 8.6% of its overall investments in short-term loans at the end of 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

That means putting the money in a specialized private investment vehicle known as an insurance-dedicated fund or a separately managed account whose investments are sourced and overseen solely by their adviser.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The industry as a whole had 0.6% of its assets in short-term investments in 2024, according to an American Council of Life Insurers factbook.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

With family money from the doctor’s practice and wise investments, Charles would have enough to support himself and a family quite nicely while he pursued natural history and wrote books.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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