Investing in both stocks and bonds

Oluwasegun purpose

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Almost every financial experts recommended the inclusion of both stocks and bonds in investment portfolios.. since bonds are characterized by higher security, Whereas stocks with higher volatility the first can be used as a tool to balance the negative effects of the latter.

Best stocks/Bonds Ratio..

Many investors find it difficult to determine the proportion of the stocks two bonds when constructing their investment portfolios.... Most advisors recommended the following of 70/30 to 60/40 ratio of bonds in an investment portfolio... Generally, the right stock/bond ratio is dependent on the risk aversion and aggressiveness of the particular investor... The more willing you are to take risk, the higher the proportion of stock should be.....

Additionally , if you are a very conservative investor that i is completely averse to risk, you should consider the purchase of US treasury bonds because they are guaranteed by the US government.... However don't put all your bonds in treasuries since they provide relatively meager yields.... Think of all the types of bonds that have higher yields....

in case you are nearing your retirement years,you should apply a more conservative approach toward your investment portfolio...thus, the ratio of bonds two stocks should be increased in favor of bonds ... This is so , since bonds are more Secured and since your goal will be to preserve your income, bonds should out numbers stock..yet the latter should not be excluded at all since they provide a useful tools to respond to the inflation.....
 
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