Americans believed that real estate investments would be the safest investment type in 2021, according to a survey conducted in December 2020. More than 27 percent of U.S. respondents thought real estate would be the safest investment in 2021, followed by around 25 percent who thought stocks and bonds would be the safest investment type.
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