Meaning of Investment

In simple terms, Investment refers to purchase of financial assets. While Investment Goods are those goods, which are used for further production.

Investment implies the production of new capital goods, plants and equipments. John Keynes refers investment as real investment and not financial investment.

Investment is a conscious act of an individual or any entity that involves deployment of money (cash) in securities or assets issued by any financial institution with a view to obtain the target returns over a specified period of time.

Target returns on an investment include:

Different types or kinds of investment are discussed in the following points.

Autonomous Investment remains constant irrespective of income level. Which means even if the income is low, the autonomous, Investment remains the same. It refers to the investment made on houses, roads, public buildings and other parts of Infrastructure. The Government normally makes such a type of investment.

Induced Investment is positively related to the income level. That is, at high levels of income entrepreneurs are induced to invest more and vice-versa. At a high level of income, Consumption expenditure increases this leads to an increase in investment of capital goods, in order to produce more consumer goods.

However, the money used for purchasing existing financial instruments such as old bonds, old shares, etc., cannot be considered as financial investment. It is a mere transfer of a financial asset from one individual to another. In financial investment, money invested for buying of new shares and bonds as well as debentures have a positive impact on employment level, production and economic growth.

Real investment in new machine tools, plant and equipments purchased, factory buildings, etc. increases employment, production and economic growth of the nation. Thus real investment has a direct impact on employment generation, economic growth, etc.

Planned Investment can also be called as Intended Investment because an investor while making investment make a concrete plan of his investment.

In unplanned type of investment, investors make investment randomly without making any concrete plans. Hence it can also be called as Unintended Investment. Under this type of investment, the investor may not consider the specific objectives while making an investment decision.

It is the total expenditure made on new capital assets in a period.

It must be noted that a part of the investment is meant for depreciation of the capital asset or for replacing a worn-out capital asset. Hence it must be deducted to arrive at net investment.

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Entrepreneurs (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) who make an investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States and who plan to create or preserve ten permanent full time jobs for qualified United States workers, are eligible to apply for a green card (permanent residence).

Up to 10,000 visas may be authorized each fiscal year for eligible entrepreneurs.

You must invest $1,000,000, or at least $500,000 in a targeted employment area (high unemployment or rural area). In return, USCIS may grant conditional permanent residence to the individual.

For more information, see Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and 8 CFR 204.6.

You may be eligible to receive permanent residence based on investment if:

You can become a permanent resident through consular processing if you live outside the United States. Consular processing is when USCIS works with the Department of State to issue a visa on an approved Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, petition when a visa is available. For more information on consular processing, see the Consular Processingpage.

You can become a conditional permanent resident through adjustment of status if you live inside the United States. Once the Form I-526 is approved and a visa number is available, you can apply for conditional permanent residence on Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. For more information see the Visa Availability & Priority Dates and Adjustment of Statuspages.

You should submit the following evidence/documentation with your application:

Your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21, (known as derivatives) may be included on your immigration petition. If they are residing in the US, they will each need to file a Form I-485. They are counted towards the annual cap of 10,000 visas.

Generally, when you have a pending Form I-485, it is possible for you to apply for authorization to work in the United States and to seek advance parole (advance permission to travel and be admitted to the United States upon your return). For further information, see the Employment Authorization Document and Travel Documents pages.

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The vibes couldnt have been better at Essentia Waters Soulshine Yoga and Music Festival Friday. The traveling festival brought together all things happy: music, yoga, sun, and dancing.

The afternoon festival at The Blue Hills Bank Pavilion featured a yoga class (with the occasional dance party between poses) on the water taught by renown yoga instructors Claudine and Honza Lafond. The class was set to live acoustic music by top-40 artist and yogi Michael Franti.

The idea for the festival came after Michael Franti and Spearhead (Frantis band) began inviting people to practice yoga during their sound checks before concerts. It started with just five or 10 people at each soundcheck, Franti explained, but when attendance grew to over a thousand, Franti decided to make it an official part of his tour this summer.

As a yogi myself, Im always interested in learning about peoples yoga experiences, so I got to the festival a little early to talk with Franti about why he practices. His yoga journey began 13 years ago, the day after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The class uplifted him during such a difficult time and now he practices every day, taking classes at local studios while on tour (O2 Yoga is his favorite Boston studio), and he runs his own yoga retreat center in Bali.

Yoga has extended my health, Franti said. But it has emotional benefits too. Its helped me be a better father, a better musician.

Aside from shivasana (everyones favorite pose, lets be honest), Franti likes inversions and headstands.

If Ive had a really busy day and I know I need to just get on stage and do it, Ill spend a few minutes doing some headstands right before, Franti said. It grounds me and gives me energy.

Franti wasnt the only star at the festival though, the Lafond couple had their fair share of yogi groupies, too. Understandably so, I mean look at this picture:

The couple is best known for their AcroYoga practice, an acrobatic form of yoga that involves flying people or literally taking them off their feet.

I guess were known for giving people an experience of what is possible, Claudine said. The meaning of flying is important because it gives a feeling of freedom, joy, and vulnerability. The other side of it is important, too, it gives a feeling of lacking of control, surrender, and trust.

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