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Long-Term Investment: An expenditure to acquire a non-operating asset that is expected to increase in value or generate income for longer than 1 year.

Direct Investment: You can make a direct investment in a company’s stock through dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) and direct purchase plans (DPPs). If a company in which you own stock offers a DRIP, you hav . . . View Full Definition

Monthly Investment Plan: A plan in which a certain amount is invested each month in order to benefit from dollar cost averaging.

Long-Term Memory: The final phase of memory in which information storage may last from hours to a lifetime.

Long-Term Loss: A loss on the sale of a capital asset held less than 12 months that can be used to offset a capital gain.

Long-Term Investor: A person who makes investments for a period of at least five years in order to finance his or her long-term goals.

Long-Term Liabilities: Amount owed for leases, bond repayment, and other items due after 1 year.

Moodys Investment Grade: A rating of one through four assigned by Moody's Investor Service to municipal short-term bonds.

Mutually Exclusive Investment Decisions: Investment decisions in which the acceptance of a project precludes the acceptance of one or more alternative projects.

Normal Investment Practice: The investment history of a customer, which is used as a benchmark to test the bona fide public offerings requirement of the allocation of a hot issue.