Due to the rapid changes encountered in the social, economical, and technological status in the society, the financial market is becoming more volatile causing a great impact on the capital investment made by the investor. In today's market scenario, investors need to make a wise-decision on the type of financial investment the investor is intending to make. Fundamentally, there are two main types of investments that are available in the market and they are: a slow and steady income generating type of investment known as the defensive investment, and a high-profit generating with a high-risk oriented type of investment known as the growth investments.
Generally, the investors are advised to consider a diverse portfolio of investments to gain maximum profit with lower risks catered to various economic conditions prevailing in the market. The diverse portfolio of an investor can include a combination of investments ranging from a stable, income generating defensive investments (cash and fixed deposit) to a highly volatile and high profit generating growth investment plans.