Mutual Funds
mutual = held in common by two or more parties upfront = (of a payment) in advance odds = the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way diversification = the process of a business enlarging or varying its range of products or field of operation liquidity = the availability of liquid assets(=investments which an individual may easily convert to cash without incurring fiscal penalties) to a market or company