Kitchen updates such as tile flooring, refacing old cabinets and updating appliances to energy-efficient models will see a substantial return--approximately 84.5 percent in the San Francisco area, for instance, according to Remodeling magazine's Cost vs. Value Report for 2009â2010.
What is a 'Collective Investment Fund'. A collective investment fund (CIF), also known as a collective investment trust, is operated by a bank or trust company and handles a group of pooled trust accounts. Collective investment funds groups assets from individuals and organizations to develop a larger, diversified portfolio.
So here's a quick summary of what a trust is, and why someone would create one in the first place. A trust is an agreement in which one person (the settlor) agrees to transfer property to another (the trustee) who manages that property for the benefit of someone else (the beneficiary).The settlor must legally transfer ownership of the assets to the trustee of the trust.he trust -- in the person of the trustee -- becomes the new legal owner, and the trustee becomes the new manager. The most common kind of trust is a living trust, created to avoid probate court proceedings when the settlor dies. With most living trusts, the settlor is also the first trustee and beneficiary.