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"In general, to invest is to distribute money in the expectation of some benefit in the future – for example, investment in durable goods, in real estate by the service industry, in factories for manufacturing, in product development, and in research and development. However, this article focuses specifically on investment in financial assets."Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, "Investment", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment