Published on 2 Jun 2024 on Motley Fool via Yahoo Finance
Forget the S&P 500: Bitcoin Could Still Be the Best Long-Term Investment if You Want to Retire a...
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is hitting new all-time highs at the same time as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is powering to new all-time highs, and that's leading to an interesting dilemma for investors. Should they invest in the S&P 500 or Bitcoin?
The answer might surprise you. Yes, Bitcoin is extraordinarily volatile. And, yes, the crypto market has historically been a very risky place to invest. But there's a good reason why institutional investors are piling into Bitcoin these days: It's impossible to ignore Bitcoin's superior long-term returns.
Bitcoin vs. the S&P 500