diversification
Not all eggs
Diversification is the act of spreading investments, activities, or interests across different areas to reduce risk.
In finance, a diversified portfolio holds varied assets so that losses in one sector may be offset by gains in another: Diversification protects against market volatility.
Businesses diversify by expanding into new products or markets.
The word applies broadly to any strategy of not putting all eggs in one basket.
Mixed collection of things
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- multiplicityState of being many
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- rangeExtent of variation
medley · mosaic · mixture · plurality · breadth · eclecticism · array · mix
Collected works or assets
- allocationDistribution of shares
- assetsOwned items of value
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
securities · equities · commodities · ETFs · REITs · treasury · dividends · endowment
Noncommittal maneuvering
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- exposureState of being unprotected
- mitigationReduction of severity
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
correlation · speculation · vulnerability · fluctuation · variability · spread · insurance · buffer
Increasing in extent
- extensionAdded part or duration
- wideningIncreasing in extent
- spreadingExtending over space
- reachingExtending toward something
venturing · exploring · development · enlargement · growth · augmentation · proliferation · scaling
Multi-species crop system
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
Formation of distinct species
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
assortment
Mixed collection of things
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- multiplicityState of being many
- spectrumContinuous range of values
range · medley · mosaic · mixture · plurality · breadth · eclecticism · array · mix · blend
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- allocationDistribution of shares
- assetsOwned items of value
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
bonds · securities · equities · commodities · ETFs · REITs · treasury · dividends · endowment · annuities
hedging
Noncommittal maneuvering
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- exposureState of being unprotected
- mitigationReduction of severity
uncertainty · correlation · speculation · vulnerability · fluctuation · variability · spread · insurance · buffer
broadening
Increasing in extent
reaching · venturing · exploring · development · enlargement · growth · augmentation · proliferation · scaling
polyculture
Multi-species crop system
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
speciation
Formation of distinct species
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
- economyGDP, money, inflation, inflation rate, GNP
- evolutionevolution, natural selection, mutation, adaptation, speciation
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, finance
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- corporate strategymergers, acquisitions, divestitures, divestiture, synergies
diversificationspecialization
Concentrated expertise in one field
concentration · focus · narrowing · single-focus · monoculture
diversificationhomogeneity
State of sameness throughout
homogeneousness · uniformity · sameness · standardization · monoculture
diversificationconsolidation
Combining into unified whole
contraction · divestiture · streamlining · retrenchment · simplification