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minus-squareZoidberg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·12 hours agoYes and good luck finding a 8% treasury (and please let me know if you do) 😆
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 hour 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-squareZoidberg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 minutes 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-up1·1 hour agoSo is Berkshire Hathaway.
minus-squareclucose@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·55 minutes agoWhat’s their gain this year? 🤔
Yes and good luck finding a 8% treasury (and please let me know if you do) 😆
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?
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? 🤔