[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fbph0s5nzmyaa":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":38,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":42},{"item":4,"previous":26,"next":32},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":25,"updatedAt":25},1644,"real-estate-tops-best-investment-poll-for-7th-year-running","Real Estate Tops Best Investment Poll for 7th Year Running","Every year, \u003Cem>Gallup\u003C\u002Fem> conducts a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.gallup.com\u002Fpoll\u002F309233\u002Fstock-investments-lose-luster-covid-sell-off.aspx\">survey\u003C\u002Fa> of Americans to determine their choice for the best long-term investment. Respondents are asked to select real estate, stocks\u002Fmutual funds, gold, savings accounts\u002FCDs, or bonds.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F10162501\u002F20200615-KCM-Share.jpg","Every year, \u003Cem>Gallup\u003C\u002Fem> conducts a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.gallup.com\u002Fpoll\u002F309233\u002Fstock-investments-lose-luster-covid-sell-off.aspx\">survey\u003C\u002Fa> of Americans to determine their choice for the best long-term investment. Respondents are asked to select real estate, stocks\u002Fmutual funds, gold, savings accounts\u002FCDs, or bonds.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nFor the seventh year in a row, real estate has come out on top as the best long-term investment. \u003Cem>Gallup\u003C\u002Fem> explained:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Real estate remains the most favored investment to Americans, as has been the case since 2013, when the housing market was on the rebound. More than a third of Americans have named real estate as the top investment since 2016.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nThis year’s results indicated 35% of Americans chose real estate, followed by stocks at 21%. 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