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An '''investor''' is any party that makes an [[investment]].
The term has taken on a specific meaning in [[finance]] to describe the particular types of people and companies that regularly purchase [[stock | equity]] or [[Bond (finance)| debt]] [[Security (finance) | securities ]] for financial gain in exchange for [[funding]] an expanding company. Less frequently, the term is applied to parties who purchase [[real estate]], [[currency]], [[commodity]] [[Derivative (finance) | derivatives]], [[personal property]], or other [[assets]].
The term implies that a party purchases and holds assets in hopes of achieving [[capital gain]], not as a [[profession ]] or for short-term [[income]].
==Types of investors==
Here is an overlapping, non-exclusive list of investor types
* [[natural person | Individual investors]] (including [[Trust (property) | trusts]] on behalf of individuals, and umbrella companies formed for two or more to pool investment funds)
* [[Collecting|Collectors]] of [[art]], [[antiques]], and other things of value
* [[Angel investors]], either individually or in groups
* [[Venture capital]] funds, which serve as investment collectives on behalf of individuals, companies, pension plans, insurance reserves, or other funds.
* [[Investment banks]]
* [[Businesses]] that make investments, either directly or via a captive fund
* [[Investment trusts]], including [[real estate investment trust]]s
* [[Mutual funds]], [[hedge funds]], and other funds, ownership of which may or may not be [[publicly traded]] (these funds typically pool money raised from their owner-subscribers to invest in securities)
* [[Sovereign wealth funds]]
Also, investors might be classified according to their [[investor style|styles]]. In this respect, an important distinctive [[investor psychology]] trait is [[risk aversion|risk attitude]].
==See also==
*[[Investment]]
*[[Securities offering]]
*[[Private equity]]
*[[Corporate finance]]
*[[Stock investor]]
*[[Growth capital]]
*[[Sweep_account]]
[[Category:Funds]]
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