But you know what, if you had a smart strategy to accurately assess the risk, you might have invested 20 % in XYZ and 5 % in ABC, turning a 5 % portfolio loss (assuming a 2 stock portfolio + rest in cash) into a 17.5 % portfolio gain. (valuestockguide.com)
For the 50 % that is not in equites, I have, 10 % in real estate and 5 % in high yield bonds and the rest in cash / cash equivalents. (financialsamurai.com)
His new employer skimmed almost a third of his wages - about $ 1,500 a month - and paid him the rest in cash in brown paper envelopes, he says. (scientificamerican.com)