To president george w. bush, "the axis of evil" that menaced american security consisted of the nations of a. france, germany, and the netherlands. b. russia, china, and cuba. c. iraq, afghanistan, and syria. d. iran, iraq, and north korea. e. sudan, egypt, and libya. 22. among bush's advisers who pushed most strongly for the invasion of iraq were a. secretary of state colin powell and the state department. b. secretary of homeland security tom ridge and the central intelligence agency. c. former president george h. w. bush and the foreign policy "realists." d. vice president richard cheney and administration ‘‘neoconservatives." e. former president bill clinton and the "new democrats" in congress.

answer: a

explanation:  

stocks and bonds are the two main classes of assets investors use in their portfolios. stocks offer an ownership stake in a company, while bonds are akin to loans made to a company (a corporate bond) or other organization (like the u.s. treasury). in general, stocks are considered riskier and more volatile than bonds.

savings accounts are just money in a bank- they are insured by the fdic for up to 250,000.   very little risk

the average mutual fund holds hundreds of different securities, which means mutual fund shareholders gain important diversification at a low price. which means if one stock or bond drops it will have very little affect on the mutual fund - again very little risk

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