US Investments

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There are several US investment options open to investors over there. US investment options are highly rewarding from a financial point of view. There are two broad types of investment options that are available in the USA – ones issued by US government and ones issued by the private parties.

US Government Investments
The US federal government issues a number of investment options for the investors. There are certain investment options that are issued directly by the USA government – Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. There are certain non-marketable securities that are issued by the USA government as well – Zero-Percent Certificate of Indebtedness, Series EE and Series 1 Savings Bonds.

US Non Government Investments
The market for investment options that are not issued by US federal government is dominated by stocks and bonds. Apart from government bonds there are several other forms of bonds available in the US – fixed income bonds, corporate bonds and municipal bonds. Stocks are the other predominant forms of investment available to investors in USA. There are several types of shares available in the US share markets – preferred stocks, registered shares, common stocks and voting shares.

Additional US Investments
Apart from stocks and bonds investors in USA can also avail a number of other investment options. Those may be mentioned as below:

  • Foreign Exchange
  • Capital investments
  • Derivatives
  • Small business
  • Commodities
  • Mutual funds
  • Real estate
  • Venture capitals
  • investments
  • Hedge funds

Foreign Direct Investment in USA
USA has been attracting a lot of foreign investment over the years. Much of this could be attributed to the abundance of natural riches of US along with technological facilities and immense scope for business growth and development offered by US.

Following are the areas where much of the foreign direct investment made in USA is concentrated:

  • Advanced Materials – Ceramics, metals
  • Hospitality, Tourism
  • Aerospace
  • Logistics
  • Automotive
  • Machinery and tools for manufacturing
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical device and Healthcare Products
  • Customer Contact Centers, Call Centers
  • Packaging
  • Chemicals
  • Paper products
  • Computers
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Construction materials
  • Plastics
  • Consumer electronics
  • Publishing, printing and communications
  • Consumer goods – durable and non
  • Recreational vehicles
  • Defense
  • Retail
  • Electronics
  • Semiconductor
  • Energy
  • Software
  • Financial and professional services
  • Telecommunications
  • Food and Beverage Processing
  • Textile and Apparel

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