Investing: the concept and classification of schemes with legal significance

Introduction: the theme of investment and investing invisibly but tangibly accompanies a person in modern life. The desire to increase their funds is becoming an urgent need of the population. It is carried out through doing business as well as increasing the personal income of citizens. Investment opportunities in the economy as a whole, in relevant markets, and in people’s behavior are expanding. There is an interest in training in this field, and in this regard, the importance of knowledge of the theoretical foundations of investment activity at the level of the main groups of investors and the mechanism of investment in various forms of its implementation increases. The purpose of the paper is to study issues related to the concept of “investment,” the relationship between the concepts of “investment” and “investing,” the legal structures of investment, features of legal forms of investment and their differences from other similar forms of capital investment, investment as a transaction and a type of entrepreneurship, as well as investment schemes and their classification.