Millennials: Bonds aren’t Just for Old People

By: ETFdb
I come from a large family, and through my older siblings I have a growing number of nieces and nephews who are entering their 20s. What often strikes me when talking with them is their tendency to believe that when it comes to investing, they should take as much risk as they can. After all, if they are saving to buy a house, or for the more long-sighted ones thinking about retirement, they figure that more risk means more return, so why not reach as far as possible? They are young; sure there may be bumps along the investment road, but they have the time and patience to ride it out. In a world of only stocks and bonds, they would put all of their money into stocks which have returned 9.05% per year over the past 21 years, and nothing into bonds which have only returned 5.64% per year […] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: No Related Posts
I come from a large family, and through my older siblings I have a growing number of nieces and nephews who are entering their 20s. What often strikes me when talking with them is their tendency to believe that when it comes to investing, they should take as much risk as they can. After all, if they are saving to buy a house, or for the more long-sighted ones thinking about retirement, they figure that more risk means more return, so why not reach as far as possible? They are young; sure there may be bumps along the investment road, but they have the time and patience to ride it out. In a world of only stocks and bonds, they would put all of their money into stocks which have returned 9.05% per year over the past 21 years, and nothing into bonds which have only returned 5.64% per year […]

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