If your investment horizon is less than one year then, returns should not be a priority,
rather SAFETY of your capital is more important.
Not exact matches
The focus
of such funds is on
safety rather than growth and hence investments are usually in stocks are more likely to offer
capital growth and increased dividends.
If an investor is making a
capital infusion into a troubled company, the investor frequently is much better off from a
safety point
of view by having the issuer issue a preferred stock,
rather than a subordinate.