7 Surefire Investments You'll Thank Yourself for Later

7 Surefire Investments You'll Thank Yourself for Later

When it comes to actually investing money, relatively few people will do better than those who just keep plunking dollars into one or more low-fee broad-market index funds, such as ones that track the S&P 500. Do so and you'll quickly have a stake in 500 of America's biggest companies, and you'll earn returns close to those of the overall stock market. The stock market has averaged annual gains of roughly 10% over long periods.