Difference between investments & savings?

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Written on: 11.11.2009 [21:26]
Nourielle Nourielle Topic creator Posts: 6	Can anyone help me? What is the difference between investment & savings? I keep reading about these two subjects to try and see how to invest/save my money but I don’t see the difference.
Written on: 17.11.2009 [06:29]
Tom Tom Posts: 2	Savings is more like putting money aside with perhaps a bit of added interest coming in, whereas investment often involves higher risks, determined time periods and other factors.
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Written on: 19.11.2009 [06:55]
Mangala Mangala Posts: 1	I think that with savings your money stays in an account run by a bank or similar institution licensed for that purpose. The capital is guaranteed and you receive interest, whereas investing is when your money is used to buy something else (property or shares etc.)The capital is not guaranteed, hence the risk is much greater and what you receive is a part of the profit or dividend or rent.