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good point hedging != insurance this goes to my last point > Technically, I'm guessing this would not be called "insurance" but a financial instrument or inve
by PaywallBuster 5y ago
good point hedging != insurance
this goes to my last point
> Technically, I'm guessing this would not be called "insurance" but a financial instrument or investment which buyers/investors would get benefits under certain conditions.
I would not expect to have this insurance for long periods of time
But could be interesting when it feels like we hit the peak of the market
- lotsofpulp 5y agoIf you are not going to have the insurance for long, then just skip the middleman and buy a bond index fund or treasuries yourself. There is no need for this type of insurance product to exist…since it already exists for cheaper.
- PaywallBuster 5y agoThey wont' go up in value to make up for your losses in the stock market?
- lotsofpulp 5y agoI am not sure which securities you are referring to with “they”. You only have a loss when you sell a security. So if you are interested in needing to be able to sell securities in the next 3 years, then invest it in a security that will not lose value in the next 3 years, such as bonds or FDIC insured accounts or cash. If you are not selling in the next 3 or 5 or 10 years, then historically, equities do not lose money that far in the future. The further out into the future, the lower the probability of loss. So you “insure” yourself by making appropriate investments for the appropriate time horizon.
- PaywallBuster 5y agowith the "official" inflation at 7% that may not be an option and I'd be interested to compare performance of both approaches (probably you're right, anything else is too difficult or expensive for retail investors and doesn't give extra return) thank you for the exchange so far