2013
Is this a valid perception? If not stocks, what? How do you grow long term wealth? You could invest in real estate I suppose, but we now know the risks there. Gold; hardly stable, the same for commodities. Bonds? There is no guarantee that bonds have lower long term risk. Perhaps just a savings account or CD. Ask seniors trying to live on their interest in today’s environment.
I just may have convinced myself you need some of everything to mitigate the risks of each type of investment, but in my mind, stocks must always be part of the mix … more or less depending on your financial goals, age and more.
But hey, I’m no financial expert. What’s your opinion?
December 20, 2013
U.S. Investors Not Sold on Stock Market as Wealth Creator
Barely a third considers stock market a good way for Americans to grow assets
by Lydia Saad
PRINCETON, NJ — U.S. investors are generally wary about stocks as a way for Americans to build wealth, as 37% say the stock market is an “excellent” or “good” way for average Americans to grow their assets, while 46% consider it “only fair,” and 16% call it “poor.” Large class investors — those with $100,000 or more in investable assets — are significantly more upbeat about the market’s value as a wealth generator than those with less than $100,000 of such assets, but still only 50% rate it positively.
via U.S. Investors Not Sold on Stock Market as Wealth Creator.
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