Aw Ben! C'mon don't give up you're so close!
Just copy and paste, this was the next logical step:
Yes, an investment is a thing and cannot itself have intent. But some things, like investments, are of the type that they are because of how we define them or intend to define them. Like a relationship, a relationship is only a thing if you intend for it to be so. So, if you do not intend for an investment to be so, it is not, it is just some other thing. Like a car, or a gold mine.