Avoiding Risk is Not a Proper Strategy

The day after the election, the S&P 500 index rallied about 2.2%.  If you had $100,000 invested in the S&P 500 index, your portfolio would have appreciated $2,200 on that day.  On the other hand, the yield for a current 5-year brokerage CD is 0.5%. If you invest $100,000 in this CD, the total return … Continued