Stocks
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Growing your money.
Stocks are for the part of your investment portfolio that you want to devote to long-term growth. Of the
three asset classes — equities (stocks), fixed-income (bonds and CDs) and cash (money markets and savings
accounts) — stocks have the highest risk and reward potential. They generally outperform fixed-income
investments, and outpace inflation in the long run. Stocks are appropriate only for long-term goals, because
their volatility (the degree to which their prices can rise and fall in a short period of time) can be
high.