Compilation of assets working in concert designed to achieve a specific investment objective based on parameters such as risk tolerance, time horizon, asset preference, and

Real estate, usually residential real estate, that one purchases with the intent of earning from it. That is, investment real estate is real estate purchased

– In finance, the purchase of a financial product or other item of value with an expectation of favorable future returns. In general terms, investment

A differential measuring the gap in interest rates between two similar interest-bearing assets. (source: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/interest-rate-differential.asp)

Calculation of interest income earned on a bank account.

A dividend which is declared and distributed before the company’s annual earnings have been calculated (source: http://www.investorwords.com/2550/interim_dividend.html#ixzz2IoCbfYQz)

The internal rate of return (IRR) or economic rate of return (ERR) is a rate of return used in capital budgeting to measure and compare

The fee charged by a lender to a borrower for the use of borrowed money, usually expressed as an annual percentage of the principal; the