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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-24 hours agoThe DOW grew 25% over the last year. The S&P grew 30% The NASDAQ grew 35% What are you doing buying 8% Treasury Bonds?
minus-squaretoddestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoOn the other hand, If I can get $20k a month with one of the safest investments around, I’m not screwing around with the stock market.
minus-squareZoidberg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoExactly. But keep in mind that those are different things. Treasury bonds carry very little risk of losing money whereas investing in index funds/ETFs can lose you money.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoSo is Berkshire Hathaway.
The DOW grew 25% over the last year.
The S&P grew 30%
The NASDAQ grew 35%
What are you doing buying 8% Treasury Bonds?
On the other hand, If I can get $20k a month with one of the safest investments around, I’m not screwing around with the stock market.
Exactly. But keep in mind that those are different things. Treasury bonds carry very little risk of losing money whereas investing in index funds/ETFs can lose you money.
Treasury is pretty safe.
So is Berkshire Hathaway.
What’s their gain this year? 🤔