passive investment
noun
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theactofbuyingshares,bonds, etc. andallowingthem toincreaseinvalueas themarketgoes up:
Passiveinvestmentstrategieshave beengrowinginpopularityin the U.S.stockmarketforyears.
[C]
aninvestmentthat isheldfor alongtimewith theintentionofallowingit toincreaseinvalue:
Always bewaryof asituationwhereyourpassiveinvestmentinpropertyistiedto somepercentageof a property'svalue.