There is an old adage in the funding community: “Investing ,000,000 to fail is expensive, investing ,000,000 to succeed is cheap. Investors will respond to funding needs based on real world assumptions. They will be very cautious when assessing a venture’s real funding requirements. Think of investment capital as fertilizer. If a farmer applies too … Read more
According to T Harv Eker, author of “Secrets Of The Millionaire Mind”, the habit of managing money is more important than the amount. To master money, you must learn to manage money and therefore managing money becomes one of your most important steps to financial freedom. This article sets out a simple system for managing … Read more
Green funds or green investment are basically certain investment channels, such as stocks, ETFs and mutual funds, wherein green investment are made to business organizations that work towards improving the environment. Now, there is a vast range of green investment, such as developing alternative fuels (e.g.: biofuels), solar planes, green cars, green buildings, reforestation, etc. … Read more
Alternative investment involves investment in assets other than the traditional products of stocks, bonds or cash. These assets include the likes of art, antiques, wine, coins or rare stamps – in other words, rare items. Financial assets like commodities, private equity, hedge funds and financial derivatives are also accommodated in alternative investment. Due to the … Read more
Traditional investments include cash, bonds and of course, stocks. Alternative investments are typically higher risk because of the trading styles, limited regulations and lack of liquidity. Alternative investments also have high minimum investment amounts and charge a higher fee to manage portfolios. Four common types of alternative capital investments are venture capital funds, hedge funds, … Read more