Tag: investments
Real Rate Of Return
How to Calculate the Real Rate of Return on Your Investment
The real rate of return helps investors determine which investment offers a higher return...
Real Estate Limited Partnership (RELP)
What is 'Real Estate Limited Partnership - RELP' A limited partnership entity organized to invest in real estate. A Real Estate Limited...
Real Estate Investnment Trust
A REIT offers you investment options in real estate through property or mortgages. It often trades on major stock exchange platforms. REITs provide investors...
Canadian Income Trust
What is 'Canadian Income Trust' A type of corporate structure as designated by the Canada Revenue Agency that operates as a profit-seeking...
Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
What is the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)?
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a government-sponsored retirement savings program. It is a defined benefit pension plan,...
Participatory Notes
DefinitionParticipatory Notes commonly known as P-Notes or PNs are instruments issued by registered foreign institutional investors to overseas investors, who wish to invest in...
Passive Income
What is passive income and why should you care
Passive income is a type of income that does not require active work to earn. This...
Capital Gain
DefinitionA capital gain refers to profit that results from a sale of a capital asset, such as stock, bond or real estate, where the...
Private Equity
DefinitionPrivate equity typically refers to investment funds organized as limited partnerships that are not publicly traded and whose investors are typically large institutional investors,...
Ponzi Scheme
DefinitionBy definition, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new...