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• (n.) The act of making various, or of changing form or quality. • (n.) State of diversity or variation; variegation; modification; change; alternation.
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For an investor, a method of reducing exposure to risk by investing in a range of sectors and financial products. For an insurer, it involves offsetting or counterbalancing risks across business lines, geographies, etc. This can free up some of the capital reserves that would otherwise be necessary to cover the insurer's individual commitments
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(from the article `automotive industry`) The automotive industry`s immense resources in production facilities and technical and managerial skills have been devoted predominantly to the ... Diversification—the spreading of one`s talents over more than one farming enterprise—may be accomplished horizontally or vertically. Horizo...
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Dividing investment funds among a variety of securities with different risk, reward, and correlation statistics so as to minimize unsystematic risk.
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Dividing investment funds among a variety of securities with different risk, reward, and correlation statistics so as to minimize unsystematic risk.
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A firm increasing the range of products it produces.
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Risk reduction achieved by spreading investment across a range of assets or a range of securities in the same asset class.
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A firm increasing the range of products it produces
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Diversification is to have a broad spread of investments. This might be investment types such as cash, bonds and equities. Also it could relate to an equity portfolio whereby stocks are held in several companies in different sectors.
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Diversification:
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spreading capital across different investments to reduce risk.
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Di·ver`si·fi·ca'tion noun [ See
Diversify .]
1. The act of making various, or of changing form or quality.
Boyle. 2. State of diversity or variation; variegation; modification; change; alternation. « Infinite
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Investment jargon for not keeping all your eggs in one basket. Diversification implies that you... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/diversification.htm?id=425&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of diversification'>more</a>
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Diversification represents a technique for the identification and assessment of potential risks and combines a diverse array of investments in a portfolio. The justification is that fluctuations in the value of single security will have smaller negative impact as a part of a diversified portfolio. In this way, diversification reduces the overall ri...
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An increase in the variety of goods and services produced by an individual enterprise or conglomerate. It may be encouraged, either by business owners or by governments, in order to reduce the risk of relying on a narrow range of products.
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A term used to describe the spreading of risk by investing in a number of different companies and assets. Doing so will mean that you won't have all of your eggs in one basket.
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developing new products for new markets.
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variegation noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); `my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments`; `he limited his losses by diversification of his product...
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In business, the development by companies, sectors, or countries of different types of products, markets, and activities, or the holding by investors of a varied share portfolio to spread risk. For example: a company may diversify if its original area of operation is becoming less profitable; diversification in the UK agricultural sector ha...
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Limiting investment risk by purchasing different types of securities from different companies representing different sectors of the economy.
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the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified. · the act or practice of manufacturing a variety of products, investing in a variety of securities, selling a variety of merchandise, etc., so that a failure in or an economic slump affecting one of them will not be disastrous.
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Diversification is a growth strategy that capitalizes on market opportunities by allocating investment risk over different asset classes.
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the condition of being varied
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