If you're on the approved list at a club, you can probably sweep into the VIP lounge without having to wait in line. If your company is on an approved list at a money manager's office, your shares could end up in an investment portfolio.
Active money managers have an "approved list" written out (or at least in mind) to purposely choose and limit the securities they can put in a fund. For example, a money manager might have a fund that's advertised as an ethical fund. That might mean no "sin stocks" get put on the list: no tobacco, no adult entertainment stocks, you get the point. For these guys, SmokeBombNightGuzzle Corp. would likely not be on the approved list.
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finance a la shmoop what is a diversified mutual fund? all right people
listen up it's lots of investments stocks bonds exposure to risk and reward [Risk and reward punch man in face]
everywhere energy, telecom, insurance, real estate, banking, chemicals, tech, retail not
enough diversity yet well those are just sectors or industries and there's a
whole bunch of them what about geography geographic diversity the US, Russia, China
Europe someday maybe Mars Elon what do you think well maybe exposures to [Elon Musk floating in space]
different currencies or commodities cycles as the diversity you seek hmm
well that's diversity Benetton eat your heart out so the bigger question is why
would you want such diversity? well the idea is that you mitigate risk by being
diverse the don't put all your eggs in one basket thing if one investment goes [Value of investment graph appears]
bust well at least you have plans B C and D to fall back on and if this is
grabbing you check out our videos on efficient markets theory for more on the
subject or maybe diversify your knowledge and watch all of our finance
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