Sentences with phrase «safer than individual stocks»

Online Saving Accounts provide some reasonable returns (~ 5 % APY) but is there anything with better returns that is safer than individual stocks or mutual funds?

So they're safer than individual stocks, because they're diversified.

Not exact matches

Decades of falling interest rates has taught individual investors that bonds are safer than stocks.

That's not to say that a mutual fund won't decrease in value if there is a market correction in either stocks or bonds, but it is safer than owning the individual financial instruments.

Investing in diversified funds is safER than buying individual company stocks.

Choosing from among the three Canadian - market dividend ETFs traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange is faster, easier and safer than picking individual dividend stocks.

While stocks are riskier than bonds or CDs because there's no guarantee individual companies will succeed, the stock market outperforms safer options over the long - term.

To continue on the same train of thought, major market indexes are always a safer way to invest than individual stocks.

Thanks... nice post.Mutual funds provide a safer solution than individual stocks.

Attracted by higher yields than on safer bonds, and with lower valuations than on stocks currently, portfolio managers and individuals alike have poured money into junk bonds this 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.

However, I second the comments of others that if you're looking to invest a small amount in the stock market, a low cost mutual fund or ETF, specifically an index fund, is a safer and potentially cheaper option than purchasing individual stocks.

Individual bonds, although less risky than stocks, are not as safe as bank savings accounts.

Knowing the basics of investing — that diversified funds provide a safer return than individual stocks — is also helpful.