Investor

There can be 2 types of investors - Individual and Institutional.
 
Individual or Retail Investors 
These investors invest in securities to earn money through capital gain or dividends.

Institutional investors are organizations which pool large sums of money and invest those sums in securities and other investment assets. Types of typical investors include

• banks
• insurance companies
• retirement or pension funds
• hedge funds
• investment advisors
• mutual funds. 
• Chariities
• Non-bank corporates