I get why you’d want to home in on the most secure investments possible. After all, the market’s been yo-yoing up and down like crazy much of this year and many investors are worried that this recent uptick in volatility could be the prelude to a major slide in stock prices.
But before you start pouring your money into investments that seem to be totally safe — and believe me, you won’t have any trouble finding someone to direct you to such investments — there’s one important thing you need to know: No investment is completely risk-free.
When you invest with the goal of avoiding one risk, you necessarily open yourself up to others.