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What is Diversification?

Diversification: Spreading money or products across several areas to reduce risk.

Where Diversification fits

Diversification is part of Credit & Risk in Finance. Credit lets you use money now and repay later with interest. Collateral secures a loan, a credit score signals reliability, and diversification limits risk.

Practical tip

Borrow only for things that earn more than the interest costs.

Related terms

Collateral
An asset pledged to secure a loan.
Interest rate
The price of borrowing money, shown as a percentage.
Budget
A plan for how much money you expect to earn and spend.
Credit score
A number showing how likely someone is to repay debts.

Formulas you will use with it

Simple interestCredit utilizationDebt-to-income (DTI)Net worth

Test yourself

Which term means: “Spreading money or products across several areas to reduce risk.”?

Collateral · Credit score · Diversification

Answer: Diversification

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