aggressively (r)
 /əˈɡres.ɪv/

competitively, assertively

return (n)
 /rɪˈtɜːn/ 

the amount of money gained as profit

pull out (phrasal verb)
/pʊl aʊt/

to withdraw, to stop participating

portfolio (n)
 /ˌpɔːtˈfəʊ.li.əʊ/ 

a collection of company shares and other investments that are owned by a particular person or organization

long-term (a)
/lɒŋ tɜːm/

involving or extending over a long period

invest (v)
/ɪnˈvest/

to put money into a business or activity with the hope of making more money

fund (n)
/fʌnd/

an amount of money for something specific

conservative (a)
/kənˈsɜː.və.tɪv/ 

not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change

commit (v)
/kəˈmɪt/

to promise

wisely (a)
/ˈwaɪz.li/

showing good judgment

profit (n)
/ˈprɒf.ɪt/ 

money that is earned in trade or business, after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services

cash-flow (n)
/kæʃ fləʊ/

the amount of money moving into and out of a business

anticipated benefit (noun phrase)
/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪtd ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/

expected money that is earned in trade or business

share (n)
/ʃeər/

one of the equal parts of a company that you can buy as a way of investing money

stock market tip (phrase)
/stɑːk ˈmɑːr.kɪt tɪp/

a useful piece of information about how to do in a stock exchange

advice on personal finance (phrase)
/ədˈvaɪs ɑːn ˈpɝː.sən.əl ˈfaɪ.næns/

an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do to control your finance

speculative (a)
/ˈspek·jə·lə·t̬ɪv/

bought or done in order to make a profit in the future

bonds (n)
/bɑndz/

a document given to someone who invests money in a government or company, promising to pay back the money with interest

investor (n)
/ɪnˈves·tər/

a person or group of people that puts its money into a business or other organization in order to make a profit

stock exchange (n)
/ˈstɑk ɪksˌtʃeɪndʒ/

a place where shares (= parts of the ownership of companies) are bought and sold, or the organization of people whose job is to do this buying and selling