passive investor — noun An investor in a business who by agreement or otherwise can not take an active role in the management of the business. He wanted to be a simple passive investor, but when the majority owner died and her widower made a mess of it, he had to… … Wiktionary
passive investor — /ˌpæsɪv ɪn vestə/ noun same as sleeping partner … Dictionary of banking and finance
Passive management — (also called passive investing) is a financial strategy in which a fund manager makes as few portfolio decisions as possible, in order to minimize transaction costs, including the incidence of capital gains tax. One popular method is to mimic the … Wikipedia
passive — pas·sive / pa siv/ adj: not involving, deriving from, or requiring effort or active participation imposed a passive duty not to interfere; specif: of, relating to, or being business activity in which the investor does not have immediate control… … Law dictionary
passive — Income or loss from business activities in which a person does not materially participate, such as a limited partnership. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * passive pas‧sive [ˈpæsɪv] adjective [only before a noun] 1. FINANCE passive investment… … Financial and business terms
passive — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus, past participle Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) acted upon by an external agency (2) receptive to outside impressions or influences b. (1) asserting that the grammatical… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Passive Foreign Investment Company - PFIC — A foreign based corporation that has one of the following attributes: 1. At least 75% of the corporation s income is considered passive , which is based on investments rather than standard operating business. 2. At least 50% of the company s… … Investment dictionary
Real estate investor — A real estate investor is someone who actively or passively invests in real estate. An active investor may buy a property, make repairs and/or improvements to the property, and sell it later for a profit. A passive investor might hire a firm to… … Wikipedia
Hands-Off Investor — An investor who accepts a passive management role in a company, even while holding a large portion of the company s stock. Hands off investors usually take a passive position because they are satisfied with the company s current management or… … Investment dictionary
Benjamin Graham — Infobox Person name = Benjamin Graham | imagesize = 75px caption = birth date = birth date|1894|5|8 birth place = death date = death date and age|1976|9|21|1894|5|8 death place = other names = known for = (1934) occupation = Stock investor… … Wikipedia
