Funding Vs Investing

[Shady]

I thought I'd explain the difference between funding and investing. Since these two seems to be having some trouble grasping the concepts.

Let's use punked's example of NewsCorp. One would invest (buy shares) of NewsCorp because they are a very profitable business. An investment would pay dividends at a later date by recieving more money back, provided the company continues to remain profitable. NewsCorp is a good investment because their viewership and readership continues to grow, which leads to larger and larger advertising revenue. They are a publicly traded company, which means anyone can by shares.

Let's also use punked's example of a mosque. A mosque is a NON-PROFIT group/organization. They do not make any money. One would provide funds for them to build and/or remain active in their community. Money you provide for funding isn't given back to you, and more importantly, isn't given back to you in a greater amount than your original donation. Donating to a non-profit isn't a good investment. It's not an investment at all. You will never get your money back, because by definition, non-profits don't make any profit. You donate to them because they provide a service of which you find important.

I can't believe I had to explain this to you, but I hope this helps.

[msj]

I thought I'd explain the difference between funding and investing. Since these two seems to be having some trouble grasping the concepts.

Let's also use punked's example of a mosque. A mosque is a NON-PROFIT group/organization. They do not make any money. One would provide funds for them to build and/or remain active in their community. Money you provide for funding isn't given back to you, and more importantly, isn't given back to you in a greater amount than your original donation. Donating to a non-profit isn't a good investment. It's not an investment at all. You will never get your money back, because by definition, non-profits don't make any profit. You donate to them because they provide a service of which you find important.

I can't believe I had to explain this to you, but I hope this helps.

Ummm, nope.

Invest:

1. to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.

3. to use, give, or devote (time, talent, etc.), as for a purpose or to achieve something: He invested a lot of time in helping retarded children.

How apt.

That last sentence I mean.

I do invest a lot of time whenever I reply to Shady's posts.

[Jack Weber]

Now,now...

We should take pity on those who are not endowed with a level of intelligence greater than that of a wet cheezie...

Having said that,I will invest no more time in this thead started by our resident Master of the Short Bus!!!

[Shady]

Ummm, nope.

Ummm, yep. I'm talking about monetary funding/investment. That's why I posted in the Business and Economy section. Retard.

Now,now...

See above.

[msj]

Ummm, yep. I'm talking about monetary funding/investment. That's why I posted in the Business and Economy section. Retard.

See above.

Sure.

And if we limit the definition to only this then fine.

But it isn't limited to only this.

People "invest" money (time, talent, etc) into not-for-profit charities for a variety of reasons and, yes, that is investing when one's scope looks beyond the short bus.