Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Diversification is a corporate strategy to enter into or start new products or product lines, new services or new markets, involving substantially different skills, technology and knowledge. Diversification is one of the four main growth strategies defined by Igor Ansoff in the Ansoff Matrix : [ 1 ]
Economic diversity or economic diversification refers to variations in the economic status or the use of a broad range of economic activities in a region or country. [1] Diversification is used as a strategy to encourage positive economic growth and development. [ 2 ]
[4] Following on the naive diversification showed by children, Benartzi and Thaler turned to study whether the effect manifests itself among investors making decisions in the context of defined contribution saving plans. They found that "some investors follow the '1/n strategy': they divide their contributions evenly across the funds offered in ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The simplest example of diversification is provided by the proverb "Don't put all your eggs in one basket". Dropping the basket will break all the eggs. Placing each egg in a different basket is more diversified. There is more risk of losing one egg, but less risk of losing all of them. On the other hand, having a lot of baskets may increase costs.
Stocks climbed last week, with the S&P 500 jumping 4%. The index is now up 9% from its October 12 closing low of 3,577.03 and down 19% from its January 3 closing high of 4,796.56.
Economies of scope make product diversification efficient, as part of the Ansoff Matrix, if they are based on the common and recurrent use of proprietary know-how or on an indivisible physical asset. [7] For example, as the number of products promoted is increased, more people can be reached per unit of money spent.
Diversification could cost more: Fewer investments can be safer and more profitable than spreading money thinly across many. Yes, diversification can potentially limit portfolio losses, but only ...