Investment companies range from the popular money-market mutual funds to specialized option funds. An investment company affords you two obvious advantages. No special time or skill is required to manage your investments. A professional management team handles almost everything. Equally important, the investment company offers you diversification.

While an individual with a small amount of money will not be able to GT Invest in a variety of areas, the company can and will do this. The management group of an investment company operates to achieve broad objectives. Some will stress growth; others, income. Therefore, it is easy for you to match your investment objectives with those of the investment company.

Taking a Ownership Position in a Small Business

Perhaps you have an ownership position in a small business in several ways. (1) The business may be owned outright as a sole proprietorship. (2) Two or more people may each own a portion as partners. (3) The business may be incorporated, with the stock held by one or more people.