Editing Investor (section)

==Types of investors==
There are two types of investors: [[retail investor]]s and [[institutional investor]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Palmer |first=Barclay |date=August 11, 2023 |title=Institutional vs. Retail Investors: What's the Difference? |url=https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/institutionalinvestor.asp |website=[[Investopedia]] |access-date=October 5, 2023 }}</ref>

A ''retail investor'' is also known as an ''individual investor''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hayes |first=Adam |title=Retail Investor Definition |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/retailinvestor.asp |website=Investopedia |access-date=December 17, 2020 }}</ref>

There are several sub-types of institutional investor:
* [[Pension plan]]s making investments on behalf of employees
* [[Business]]es that make investments, either directly or via a captive fund
* [[Endowment fund]]s used by universities, churches, etc.
* [[Mutual fund]]s, [[hedge fund]]s, and other funds, ownership of which may or may not be [[Public company|publicly traded]] (these funds typically pool money raised from their owner-subscribers to invest in securities)
* [[Sovereign wealth fund]]s
* Large money managers<ref>{{cite web |title=Institutional Investor – Overview, Types, Investing Risks |url=https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/trading-investing/institutional-investor/ |website=Corporate Finance Institute |access-date=December 17, 2020 }}</ref>

Investors might also be classified according to their [[Investor profile|profiles]]. In this respect, an important distinctive [[Behavioral economics|investor psychology]] trait is [[Risk aversion|risk attitude]].