Far from the perception that many don't, most investors and even those who end up buying Aggressive Growth Funds have considered Large Cap Mutual
Funds as a safe bet before deciding they're more of the risk loving folks.
Not exact matches
Just like a work professional constantly strives to balance professional
as well personal life, similarly, balanced
funds are a
safe bet which balances assured returns with multiplication of returns.
For example, instead of a bond
fund, the advisor would give financial advice to a client to steer them into an annuity
as the «
safe bet».
As such, investors in the income arena are increasingly shifting
funds from
safer bets like Treasuries and Money Markets into higher risk assets that actually delivery meaningful yield.
From what I read in your articles, I understand that Balanced Mutual
Funds are a
safe bet as I am new.
You may remain invested in these
funds for next 5 years or so and you may gradually move to balanced
funds and then to
safe bets as you near the target year.
Because of their diversity, more mutual
funds are considered a
safer bet than individual stocks,
as they are spread out in such a way that poor performance in one area of the market will not necessarily make that much of an impact on the overall
fund.
He was perceived
as a
safe bet since he had led industry -
funded studies related to breast implants and Agent Orange and found minimal health risks associated with both products.