Why Stocks Make Sense Today
The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which Motley Fool contributor and financial planner Dan Caplinger discusses topics from around the investment world.
Today, Dan looks at why stocks are a smart investment even in today's turbulent markets. Although some nervous investors have turned away from stocks toward keeping money in cash, bonds, or commodities, those alternatives carry risks of their own. More importantly, it's at times of maximum fear that stocks have tended to perform the best. Dan explains those risks in more detail and goes through stock market history to show how stocks have outperformed most alternatives over the long haul.
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