Investopedia

Continue to Site »

Brown Field Investment

Filed Under »
Dictionary Says

Definition of 'Brown Field Investment'

When a company or government entity purchases or leases existing production facilities to launch a new production activity. This is one strategy used in foreign-direct investment.
Investopedia Says

Investopedia explains 'Brown Field Investment'

The alternative to this is a green field investment, where a new plant is constructed.

Articles Of Interest

  1.

    Introduction To Gemology

    Gemology as an investment alternative may seem glamorous, but it's not for the faint of heart.

  2. Using Technical Analysis In The Gold Markets

    The quest for this shiny commodity has made millionaires of paupers and, on the flip side, ruined many an investor.

  3. What Is The World Trade Organization?

    The WTO sets the global rules of trade. But what exactly does it do and why do so many oppose it?

  4. Strike Gold With Junior Mining

    Learn what to watch out for to ensure your "sure thing" isn't another Bre-X.

  5. Buffett And Goldman Sachs Do Sweetheart Deal

    Goldman Sachs announced March 26 that it will issue to Berkshire Hathaway in October the number of shares equal to Warren Buffett's profit from the 2008 warrants he got to purchase 43.5 million ...

  6. Scrooge-Like Actions Of CEOs

    Sometimes CEOs of big corporations aren't as generous and giving as most people would expect them to be.

  7. Athletes Who Make More From Endorsements Than Sports

    When an athlete becomes a one-person brand, he or she can make more from endorsements than the sport he or she is famous for playing.

  8. Where Presidential Candidates Get Campaign Funding

    American citizens of every political persuasion may justifiably wonder where all that money comes from and how it's spent.

  9. Companies That Mock Others In Ads

    Competing companies will go to great lengths to convince consumers their products are the best. This includes ad campaigns mocking competitors.

  10. How To Use Facebook As A Marketing Tool

    Facebook can be a viable marketing platform for your business. It can even earn you revenue.
comments powered by Disqus
Marketplace
Hot Definitions

  1. Disaster Loss

    A special type of tax-deductible loss, similar to a casualty loss, where a loss has been incurred by taxpayers who reside in an area that has been designated as a federal disaster area by the President.

  2. Fool In The Shower

    The notion that changes or policies designed to alter the course of the economy should be done slowly, rather than all at once.

  3. Pattern Day Trader

    An SEC designation for traders who trade the same security four or more times per day (buys and sells) over a five-day period, and for whom same-day trades make up at least 6% of their activity for that period.

  4. Cost-Push Inflation

    A phenomenon in which the general price levels rise (inflation) due to increases in the cost of wages and raw materials.

  5. Happiness Economics

    The formal academic study of the relationship between individual satisfaction and economic issues, such as employment and wealth.

  6. Affluenza

    A social condition arising from the desire to be more wealthy, successful or to "keep up with the Joneses." Affluenza is symptomatic of a culture that holds up financial success as one of the highest achievements.
Trading Center