Investment Decision

Definition:

A determination of which assets to acquire or capital to spend in order to accomplish one’s investment strategy or objective. In the securities law context, it refers, in general, to a decision on the part of an investor to acquire a security in exchange for some consideration. In the context of the materiality of disclosure or omissions in an offering document, the term is used with reference to the total mix of information an investor relies on in order to make a judgment as to whether or not to invest in the offered securities.

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