noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , large , major
▪ long-term
▪ average , ordinary , small
▪
Many ordinary ~s stand to lose money in this affair.
▪ potential , prospective , would-be ( esp. BrE )
▪ business , institutional
▪ angel (= a private individual who invests money in a new business) , individual , private , retail
▪ canny ( BrE ), savvy ( esp. AmE ), sophisticated
▪ cautious , risk-averse
▪ novice
▪ wealthy
▪ domestic , local
▪ foreign , international , inward ( BrE ), outside , overseas
▪ bond , equity , mutual-fund ( AmE ), stock
VERB + INVESTOR
▪ attract , encourage , lure
▪
A stable company is more likely to attract potential ~s.
▪ advise , warn
▪
They advise ~s where to put their money.
▪ convince , reassure
▪
They announced budget cuts which they hoped would reassure ~s.
▪ deter , scare , scare away , scare off , worry
▪
Current government policies may worry overseas ~s.
▪ defraud
▪ protect
INVESTOR + VERB
▪ buy sth , invest in sth
▪
Investors will be able to buy the shares from next week.
▪ flock to sth ( esp. AmE ), pile into sth ( esp. BrE ), rush into sth , rush to sth
▪
Investors have been flocking to the region because of high bank rates.
▪ sell sth
▪ be interested in sth
▪
This is an excellent deal for ~s who are interested in smaller companies.
▪ react
▪
In this battle for brand leadership, how ~s react is important.
INVESTOR + NOUN
▪ confidence
▪
the need to restore ~ confidence
▪ sentiment
▪
Investor sentiment was running against corporate America.
▪ protection
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
~s in plantation forestry