Investment in shares vs investment in other assets - synonyms

financial management company

financial services company, investment firm

shares

stocks, equities

relative to

compared to, in relation to

assets

holdings, resources

low risk investments

safe investments, low-risk assets

guaranteed returns

assured returns, fixed returns

dean

head of faculty, academic director

provide the funding

finance, sponsor

empirical research

experimental research, evidence-based research

symposium

conference, seminar

getting (data) together

collecting, compiling

traded on

exchanged on, listed on

archive

records, repository

magnetic tape

data tape, storage tape

take account of

consider, factor in

span

cover, extend over

from boom to bust

from growth to collapse, from prosperity to recession

vice versa

conversely, the other way around

annual compound return

compounded annual return, yearly compound gain

tax status

tax position, taxation status

alternative investment media

alternative investments, other investment channels

empirical support

factual evidence, data support

outperform

surpass, beat

over the long run

in the long term, over time

by nature

inherently, naturally

loss inherent

inherent risk of loss, built-in risk

stock market

equity market, share market

compensate

offset, make up for

additional risk

extra risk, increased risk

love affair

fascination, obsession

laureate

prize winner, award recipient

kept up to date

updated, kept current

made readily available

made easily accessible, provided conveniently

computing power

computational power, processing power

replicated

reproduced, duplicated

predictable movements

foreseeable movements, expected fluctuations

exploit

capitalize on, take advantage of

concede

admit, acknowledge

temporary short-term predictability

short-term forecasting ability, temporary predictability

stipulation

assumption, condition

anomalies

irregularities, deviations

data mining

data analysis, knowledge discovery

lucrative

profitable, money-making

journals

academic journals, scholarly publications

sheer volume

enormous amount, vast quantity

statistical analysis

data analysis, quantitative analysis

interference

disruption, obstruction

drowns out

overwhelm, overshadow

sceptic

doubter, skeptic

out-of-date

outdated, obsolete

empiricists

experimentalists, evidence-based researchers

academic departments

faculties, university departments

get a sense of authority

gain credibility, feel authoritative