The statistic presents the leading long-term investments in the United States from 2011 to 2020, by asset type. In 2020, 35 percent of the respondents stated that real estate was the best long-term investment option.
Which of the following do you think is the best long-term investment?
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Gallup. (April 24, 2020). Which of the following do you think is the best long-term investment? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185164/best-long-term-investments-perceived-by-us-americans/
Gallup. "Which of the following do you think is the best long-term investment?." Chart. April 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185164/best-long-term-investments-perceived-by-us-americans/
Gallup. (2020). Which of the following do you think is the best long-term investment?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185164/best-long-term-investments-perceived-by-us-americans/
Gallup. "Which of The following Do You Think Is The Best Long-term Investment?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185164/best-long-term-investments-perceived-by-us-americans/
Gallup, Which of the following do you think is the best long-term investment? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185164/best-long-term-investments-perceived-by-us-americans/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Which of the following do you think is the best long-term investment? [Graph], Gallup, April 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185164/best-long-term-investments-perceived-by-us-americans/