Indirect. Investment funds are one of the investment methods, and the operation and control of funds are mainly completed by fund managers, while the operation and control of direct investment funds are completed together with investors, so they belong to indirect investment. By issuing fund shares, fund management companies concentrate investors' funds, which are managed by fund custodians and managed and used by fund managers, and invest in financial instruments such as stocks and bonds, and then * * * bear investment risks and share profits.