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Best 401k investments for 2011

Best 401k investments for 2011 ; The best investment strategies for 2011 and beyond will reflect the new realities in the world of investments: better safe than sorry. Diversification is the key to good investment strategies, but as the future unfolds finding the best alternatives in each investment class could get a bit tricky. Here's a basic guide geared to making life easier for average investors, which includes most of us.

The challenge facing investors today: how to put together the best investment strategies to make your money can grow without too much risk. Stock funds and bond funds are always part of the mix for most folks, and so are good safe investments. Looking down the road, there could be more trouble in the world's debt markets; and America's plans to stimulate a luke-warm economy by lowering interest rates to new lows might not have the intended effect. So, let's look at how to stay out of harm's way in 2011 and beyond in case another shoe drops, starting with what are and what are not safe investments.

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