Are index funds safer than stocks
Because index funds invest in the same stocks as a given underlying stock market index, an index fund following the S&P 500 would likely invest in stocks like CVS Corp. - Get Report, Facebook Out of the 12 bloggers one said individual stocks and the rest effectively said an index or mutual fund. Yes, I think an index fund is better than stuffing money under your mattress, or having inflation eat away at it in a savings account, but a lot of people are missing out on the chance to build real wealth. Until 2006 I was an index investor. These three stock funds are holding up better than the overall market amid the coronavirus crash Stock market turmoil underlines the idea that you should be diversified beyond index funds. More On