• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    25 days ago

    I dont have to worry about the dow contracting with a treasury bond.

    Point to a five year period in which the DOW ended lower than when it started.

    If you’re operating at the scale of a high yield treasury, you’d be far better off in the market over the long term.

    • Baaahb@feddit.nlEnglish
      1·
      25 days ago

      I dont disagree, but nothing about what you have said invalidates what I had stated. Set it and forget it is the point. Give it to your grandkids.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        25 days ago

        Set it and forget it is the point. Give it to your grandkids.

        You could do the same with shares in Berkshire or a S&P index fund, to better effect.

        Especially at the scale of “national economy”, if you’re betting on Treasuries you are effectively betting on the economy as a whole. Just at a lower potential yield.