Finance
Is Investing in Stocks Smarter Than Saving?
Dutch banks and regulators urge citizens to shift savings from low-interest accounts to stocks, citing a need for risk capital to compete with China and the US. While ING data shows historical stock outperformance since 2002, columnist Marieke Blom warns this is a misleading dogma dependent on entry timing. Historical crashes demonstrate that equities can underperform bonds for decades, challenging the assumption that long-term stock investment is always superior to saving.
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