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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1647557, member: 37498&quot;]For virtually every investment out there, risk is proportional to return.&nbsp; You have to take a high risk to get a high rate of return.&nbsp; You can opt to take a medium risk for a medium return.&nbsp; Or, you can choose no risk for very little to no return.&nbsp; One way to hedge your bets a little is through a thorough understanding of what you&#039;re investing in.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a lot of investments where your chance of losing everything is very small, and have an OK rate of return in the long run.&nbsp; Broad index funds are a good example.&nbsp; Buy an S&amp;P 500 index fund, and most of the S&amp;P 500 companies would have to go bankrupt for you to lose everything.&nbsp; Is that possible?&nbsp; Sure it is.&nbsp; Is it likely?&nbsp; Not at all.&nbsp; For a little more risk, but a little more return, you could choose a sector fund where you believe that industry has good potential in the near future.&nbsp; Say medical, or energy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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