Lecture notes meet the requirements of the State educational standard of higher professional education. Accessibility and brevity of presentation allow you to quickly and easily obtain basic knowledge on the subject, prepare for and successfully pass tests and exams. The classification, economic essence of investments, their role in the country’s economy, methods are considered financing investment projects, the formation and classification of an organization's investment portfolio, the essence and economic nature of investment risk and much more. For students of economic universities and colleges, as well as those who independently study this subject.