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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 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-squareBaaahb@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 minutes agoSet it and forget it. I dont have to worry about the dow contracting with a treasury bond. That’s the literal point.
minus-squareZoidberg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 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-up1·11 hours agoSo is Berkshire Hathaway.
minus-squaretoddestan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 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.
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?
Set it and forget it. I dont have to worry about the dow contracting with a treasury bond. That’s the literal point.
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? 🤔
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.