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The New York Stock Exchange recently conducted a study of the small investor’s view of investment income potential. It must have backfired, because stocks came out a far distant second to real estate.
The study concerned itself with the small investor, defined as anyone who falls in one or more of the following categories: 1) annual household income between $7,500 and $20,000; 2) has a securities portfolio valued at less than $10,000; 3) or annual securities transactions valued at less than $5,000.
They were asked what rate of return they thought could be attained
88.3%