Treasury Bonds vs. S&P Index Funds

Matt Thalman, The Motley Fool
Updated

In the following video, Fool contributor Matt Thalman discusses why Treasury bonds may not be as safe as the average investor thinks they are and why something like an S&P 500 index fund, or even a Dow Jones Industrial Average index fund, is actually a much better investment over the long run.

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