The least liquid of all consumer investments.

Great for emergency funds due to their liquidity and stability.

Has a 70-year track record of 4.1% returns.

Evidence shows that the vast majority of investors lose money in this type of trading.

100 shares of Walmart

A debt instrument where the return comes on the interest rate paid on the loan.

Portfolio managers who do lots of research manage this pool

One benefit of this type of investment is your ability to influence its value

Represents a piece of ownership in a company

Structured and maintained to match the investment objectives states in its prospectus

Your return is the fluctuation in price and the interest rate paid

A six-month or one-year savings account that pays a little more interest than a regular savings account.

You should have lots of cash before investing in this.

Bad investments because they result in price distortions and are highly volatile.