3 Investing Strategies When You're Scared of Risk

There was a time in my life when I shied away from buying stocks for one big reason -- I was scared to lose money. These days, that's not a concern. While my portfolio value can and does fluctuate (sometimes wildly) on a frequent basis, I'm not planning to cash out my investments anytime soon. As such, any loss I see in the near term is merely a loss on paper (or, more accurately, on screen).

But still, not everyone has the same tolerance for risk, and if yours is fairly low, you may be worried about buying stocks. If that's the case, here are a few investment choices worth looking at.

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