Essay: imagine that you are a soldier in one of the general washington’s battalions at trenton. it is christmas eve, and you have had only a few hours of sleep in the past three days. the winter has been bitter, and many of your fellow soldiers have died. another storm is approaching. tomorrow night your battalion will cross the icy delaware river to take the british by surprise. in this quiet moment before the battle, write a letter to your sister, describing your living conditionsand explaining what her gift, a hand knitted wool scarf, means to you. /

answer: a

explanation:  

stocks and bonds are the two main classes of assets investors use in their portfolios. stocks offer an ownership stake in a company, while bonds are akin to loans made to a company (a corporate bond) or other organization (like the u.s. treasury). in general, stocks are considered riskier and more volatile than bonds.

savings accounts are just money in a bank- they are insured by the fdic for up to 250,000.   very little risk

the average mutual fund holds hundreds of different securities, which means mutual fund shareholders gain important diversification at a low price. which means if one stock or bond drops it will have very little affect on the mutual fund - again very little risk

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