摘要 |
<p>An investment method comprising the initial step of establishing an investment account (12) with an institution having a defined relationship with at least one retailer (14) wherein the retailer agrees to deposit a rebate sum corresponding to a completed purchase transaction into the investment account. The investment account is structured to generate a return at an estimated annual rate on any sums deposited therein, and to have a net value corresponding to a total of the deposited sums and the return generated in relation thereto. Subsequent to the establishment of the investment account, the method comprises the step of electronically transferring, through the use of a computer, at least one savings sum into the investment account. The net value of the investment account is then increased by electronically transferring the rebate sum thereinto.</p> |