Most mortgages are
sold as investment vehicles called mortgage - backed securities.
Not exact matches
This is evident in a number of developments, including: increased demand for higher - risk assets; the increase in «carry trades» — a form of gearing where funds are borrowed short - term at low interest rates and invested in higher - yielding assets, often in other countries; growth in alternative
investment vehicles such
as hedge funds; and growth in alternative
investment strategies such
as selling embedded options (see Box A).
As a result of these
investments, 91 % of all Hyundai cars
sold in Europe will be built in the region, including all of its A -, B - and C - segment
vehicles.
Granted, the Bolt is not
selling anywhere close to the sales volumes enjoyed by Chevy's mainstream
vehicle lines such
as the Cruze or Malibu, but the Bolt is a long - term,
investment - style play that does the EV thing pretty well.
If its there, you might
as well use it, however its doesn't seem RADICALLY better than using a LOC for emergencies, and just
selling enough of your long term
investments to pay for the
vehicle (when the time comes).
For example, maybe we'd do a smaller and less extravagant vacation in certain years or delay buying a replacement car and instead elect to repair our current
vehicle to avoid
selling as much of our
investments in a down market.
If you want to build your own
investment portfolio, online brokerages, such
as TD Ameritrade, ETrade, and TradeKing can provide you with the tools you need to buy and
sell stocks or even invest in more complex
investment vehicles, such
as stock futures or stock options.
As an alternative to owning the hard asset, investors may also be attracted to investing in real estate
investment trusts (REITs), which are exchange traded
investment vehicles that give exposure to real estate with the ease and convenience of buying and
selling on a stock exchange.
Without the pressure on a $ 14,000 artwork to serve
as an immediate
investment vehicle, the art world has returned, at least partially, to the process of making and
selling interesting, thought - provoking artworks.
A major
selling point of whole life insurance and other forms of cash value life insurance is that the policy can be used
as a savings or
investment vehicle.
Like the universal life of the 1980's, these policies are being
sold as investments and retirement planning
vehicles.
These dodgy
investments and the reason why we have a hard time
selling our listings today is
as a result of these mismanaged
investment vehicles.