Investment management is when people give their money to a special person or company called an investment manager. This person or company takes care of the money and tries to grow it by putting it in different things like stocks (which are like pieces of ownership in a company), bonds (which are like loans to a company or government), and other things like real estate (which is like owning a house or property).
The investment manager has to be very smart because they want the money to grow as much as possible without losing any of it. They do this by watching the news and learning about different companies and economies, and then deciding which things to invest the money in. Sometimes they might buy things that they think will grow a lot (like a new company with a cool innovation) and sometimes they might buy safer things that won’t grow as much but are less risky (like a big company that’s been around for a long time).
The people who give their money to the investment manager are called investors, and they hope that the investment manager will make their money grow so they can have more money later. The investment manager gets paid for their work, usually by taking a percentage of the money they manage.
In summary, investment management is when someone takes care of other people’s money and tries to make it grow by investing in different things like stocks and bonds. They have to be very smart and careful to make sure they grow the money without losing any of it. Investors give their money to investment managers and hope that they will make their money grow so they can have more money later.