# Introduction to Fusion

## Professional DeFi Asset Management Simplified

IPOR Fusion is a professional-grade asset management layer that provides **one-click access to sophisticated DeFi strategies**. It acts as an intelligent gateway to the broader DeFi ecosystem, offering a non-custodial and transparent way to grow your capital using institutional-grade infrastructure.

By depositing into a Fusion vault, you delegate the complexity of yield optimization to strategists ("[Atomists](https://ipor.io/docs/build-on-fusion/architecture-overview/what-is-an-atomist.md)") who actively manage your assets across protocols in the ecosystem.

## How It Works

Fusion is designed to make participating in advanced DeFi strategies as simple as using a standard "Earn" button:

1. **Select a Strategy:** Choose a vault based on your risk profile and desired underlying asset (e.g., USDC or ETH).
2. **Provide Liquidity:** Deposit assets to receive vault shares. These shares represent your ownership of the pool and the yield it generates.
3. **Passive Management:** Professional strategists ("[Alphas](https://ipor.io/docs/build-on-fusion/architecture-overview/what-is-an-alpha.md)") manage the portfolio behind the scenes, e.g. automatically rebalancing funds across different DeFi protocols to capture optimal returns.
4. **Withdraw When You Need To:** Monitor your growth in real time. Withdraw instantly when the vault holds enough liquid assets, or through a scheduled withdrawal (see [Withdrawing](https://ipor.io/docs/fusion-for-depositors/user-guide/withdrawing.md)).

## Core Features

- **Expert Management:** Benefit from active management by professional strategists.
- **Universal Access:** Tap into liquidity across all major DeFi protocols from a single entry point.
- **Cost-Efficient Management:** Strategy execution and rebalancing are handled by the vault, meaning depositors don't pay direct gas costs for complex portfolio operations.
- **Total Transparency:** Every strategy move and performance metric is verifiable on-chain 24/7.

> **Want to understand the specific advantages?** Check out the [TL;DR: Why Fusion?](https://ipor.io/docs/fusion-for-depositors/why-fusion.md) page.
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> **Ready to dive in?** Explore the [available vaults](https://app.ipor.io/fusion).