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conservative definition - finance
An investment or investment style that is likely to result in modest returns. However, the investor is unlikely to lose the amount of money that has been invested. Typically, people approaching retirement or in retirement opt for a conservative investment approach.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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