Determining Your Risk Profile-What's Right for You?
The following roster of investment choices covers the spectrum from the most conservative to the more high-risk--yet potentially higher return--investments.
Savings Preservation/Low Risk:
Cash/money market accounts
Short-term bond accounts
Certificates of deposit (CDs)
Treasury bills |
Income Potential/Medium Risk:
Fixed account options
Government bonds
Corporate bonds
High-yield bonds |
High Growth Potential/High Risk:
Growth-income securities
Large capitalization (large cap) stocks
Mid cap stocks
Small cap stocks
Value stocks
International stocks
Emerging markets stocks and bonds |
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