Unsuitable (Unsuitability)
- Unsuitable (Unsuitability)
- A situation where an investment strategy does not meet the objectives and means of an investor. In most parts of the world, financial professionals have a duty to take steps that ensure that an investment is suitable for a client. For example, in the United States these rules are enforced by the NASD.
No investment (other than outright scams) are inherently suitable or unsuitable; suitability depends on the investor's situation. For example, for a 95-year-old widow living on fixed income, speculative investments such as options and futures, penny stocks, etc are extremely unsuitable because the widow has a low risk tolerance. On the other hand, an executive with significant net worth and investing experience might be comfortable taking on those speculative investments as part of his or her portfolio.
Investment dictionary.
Academic.
2012.
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unsuitability — unsuitable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not fitting or appropriate. DERIVATIVES unsuitability noun unsuitably adverb … English terms dictionary
unsuitable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not fitting or appropriate. DERIVATIVES unsuitability noun unsuitably adverb … English terms dictionary
unsuitable — [un so͞ot′ə bəl] adj. not suitable; unbecoming; inappropriate unsuitability n. unsuitably adv … English World dictionary
unsuitable — unsuitability, unsuitableness, n. unsuitably, adv. /un sooh teuh beuhl/, adj. not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming. [1580 90; UN 1 + SUITABLE] * * * … Universalium
unsuitability — noun the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose • Syn: ↑unsuitableness, ↑ineptness • Ant: ↑suitableness (for: ↑unsuitableness), ↑suitability … Useful english dictionary
unsuitability — See unsuitable. * * * … Universalium
unsuitability — noun The quality of being unsuitable … Wiktionary
unsuitability — n. inappropriateness, state of being unsuitable … English contemporary dictionary
unsuitable — adjective not fitting or appropriate. Derivatives unsuitability noun unsuitableness noun unsuitably adverb … English new terms dictionary
unsuitable — /ʌnˈsutəbəl/ (say un soohtuhbuhl) adjective not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming. –unsuitability /ʌnˌsutəˈbɪləti/ (say un.soohtuh biluhtee), unsuitableness, noun –unsuitably, adverb …
