NEW YORK — Five Wall Street heavyweights say it's time for individual investors to shun the
perceived safety of bonds — and get over their fear of the U.S. stock market —
so they can take advantage of what they predict will be a third straight year of
solid gains for stocks in 2011.
The major theme from USA TODAY's 15th annual Investment
Roundtable is that the bond market is looking riskier amid signs the economy is
gaining traction. The five panelists say stocks, which get a boost from stronger
growth, will post better returns than bonds in 2011. They are advising
investors, many still leery two years after the financial crisis, to start
shifting some investment dollars out of bonds and back into stocks.
