Diversified investment by company

...In other words, it is risk avoidance through "diversification," which is said to be the basic principle of investment trusts. Diversification in investment trusts can be by security, by industry, by company, or by time, and since it is also possible to invest in foreign securities, geographical diversification can also be added. The risk of stock investment, which has the potential to rise but also the risk of falling, is compensated for by investing in public bonds with fixed interest rates. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "company-specific diversified investment" is listed below.

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…つまり〈分散投資〉による危険回避であり，この分散投資は投資信託の基本原則といわれる。投資信託における分散投資には，証券別分散投資，産業別分散投資，企業別分散投資，時間別分散投資があり，さらに外国証券への投資も可能であることから，地域別分散投資もこれに加えられる。値上がりの期待もあるが値下がりのおそれもある株式投資の危険を，確定利付きの公社債への投資で補う。…

※「企業別分散投資」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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