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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Survey dates:
2013: April 4 to 7; 2014: April 3 to 6; 2015: April 9 to 12; 2016: April & to 10; 2018: April 2 to 11; 2019: April 1 to 9; 2020: Apr 1 to 14.
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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 February 12, 2025, 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 February 12, 2025. 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: February 12, 2025. 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/
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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/
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