For
such conservative investors, investing in a fixed income plan might be a good idea.
Not exact matches
They may be pitched to
investors with words like «guaranteed» and «safe» — and may tout robust returns that outpace more traditionally
conservative investments
such as CDs or money market accounts.
With many high - yield stocks also having defensive characteristics, some
conservative investors like funds
such as the Vanguard ETF as a way of protecting against market downturns.
Fundamental
investors who are more
conservative, either because they are approaching their financial goals or are simply more risk averse, might pay closer attention to
such factors.
I realize that other health REITs,
such as Omega Healthcare
Investors Inc. (OHI), National Health
Investors Inc. (NHI) and LTC Properties Inc. (LTC) can offer faster growth but my «
conservative» nature had me opt for the big three instead.
For instance, some
investors prefer very low - risk investments that will lead to
conservative gains,
such as certificates of deposits and certain bond products.
Up till the mid-1990s, in fact, we routinely advised that fixed - return investments,
such as bonds, should make up anywhere from one - third to two - thirds of a
conservative investor's portfolio.
As a result, more
investors will park their funds in securities
such as U.S. Treasuries, which gain
conservative yet stable returns.
You could add some of these ETFs in reasonable quantities: perhaps 10 % of your holdings if you're a
conservative investor (including 5 % or so in higher - risk funds,
such as emerging market ETFs).
For
investors who like to keep things simple and
conservative, covered calls using stock is a better choice than any multi-legged pure option - based strategy (
such as LEAP covered writes).
«They were sold as being
conservative investments, which of course they're not,» said Jeffrey Pederson, an attorney in Denver, Colorado, who has represented
investors in settlements against financial institutions over whether
such notes were suitable for his clients.
Conservative sounding EM bond mutual funds touted huge yields to US - based
investors, powered by dollar - denominated EM bonds,
such as the 100 - year bonds from Argentina.
As a safety factor,
conservative investors should also stick with stocks in a large blue - chip index
such as the S&P / TSX60.
Another type of more complex investment, also linked to shares, may pay
investors an agreed rate of interest that is typically higher than
conservative investments,
such as term deposits.
Conservative investors will find bonds maturing in seven years, issued by AA - rated companies
such as International Business Machines (IBM), Coca - Cola (KO), Colgate Palmolive (CL), and PepsiCo (PEP), that offer yields to maturity well - north of 2 %.
But both the
Conservatives - led minority Government and private
investors must recognise the opportunities available to renovate and refurbish existing run - down houses that currently sit empty across the country — figures suggest that there are as many as 1.4 million
such properties in the UK.
«And at the same time,
conservative investors such as the Germans and Dutch are wary of the governments in countries along the Russian border.»