List the risk-return trade off in ascending order of the following securities:
Corporate bonds
Government bonds
Precious metals
Cash
Small capitalization stocks
GIC’s
Large capitalization stocks
T-bills
Assign the appropriate securities (from the list above) to the following goals:
Saving for a down payment on a house in the next 5 years
Saving for your retirement 30 years into the future
Saving for your child’s education 15 years into the future
Saving for a new car next summer
Earning a higher return in your long-term savings