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diversifying investment  

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  • Diversifying investment is a risk management technique that is used to minimize the risk of individual securities by investing in a portfolio of securities. That is, if investors reduce their reliance on particular assets, they can more easily bear a downturn on an individual security. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Diversifying Investment]

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