China's biggest state-owned lender by assets, set up a fund for customers to invest in high-end pu'er tea, marketing it as a low-risk investment.

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Houses, to the lenders, are a secure low-risk investment.

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Rubenstein then suggested Carlyle's new closed-end investment fund as a low-risk option and a "good investment, " Huffington contends.

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One research company that has created a stock screen of dividend-growth stocks is Value Line, whose list includes stocks that are comparatively low-risk investment choices.

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