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Investing

Investing gives you the opportunity for financial gain but also the risk of losses. You can buy stocks, bonds, mutual funds or even invest in property, with the goal that the value of the asset will increase and you will make money over the long run. Investing usually has a higher potential for growth over the long term than keeping your money in a risk-free savings account or cash.

The Election and Your Portfolio: Separating Fact from Fiction on Market Impact

Maintaining a long-term orientation can be difficult when there’s an election on the horizon that could bring big changes to the country. But it’s in times like these that a pragmatic stock market investor will focus on issues that the election could likely change while not buying into the illusion that politics control the U.S. economy.

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