Posted by Towner on May 03, 2005 at 09:19:57 (PST):
In Reply to: Re: Social Security posted by H.E.N. on May 02, 2005 at 23:26:58 (PST):
True but stocks are one company only and if it goes south you lose big time. Mutual funds can have many companys in one fund. The chance of them all losing happens rare. If they all go, the market as a whole is down.