Why do some people choose to invest their money in stocks rather than save their money in
savings accounts?
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Stocks offer investors partial ownership of companies and the potential for higher
returns than can be gained from interest paid on a savings account.
Stocks are issued by the federal government, which makes them very safe, while the
banks that offer savings accounts are private businesses.
Stocks are guaranteed investments that cannot lose investors' money, unlike savings
accounts, which are not insured by the FDIC.
Stocks must be bought and held for long periods of time, which gives them stability
that banks, which may go out of business, cannot offer.
