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: Give me a list or table of data useful for answering this question.
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| ID | investment | risk | return | liquidity | correlation with other assets |
| --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- |
| 1 | stocks | high | high | moderate | high |
| 2 | bonds | low | low to moderate | high | low to moderate |
| 3 | mutual funds | moderate to high | moderate to high | moderate to high | moderate to high |
| 4 | real estate (stocks) | moderate to high | high to very high | low to moderate | low to moderate |
| 5 | real estate (direct) | very high | high to very high | very low to low | very low to low |
| 6 | precious metals (bullion) | moderate to high | moderate to high | very high | low to moderate |
| 7 | precious metals (paper) | moderate to high | moderate to high | very high | low to moderate |
| 8 | commodities (e g oil) | very high | moderate to high | very high | low to moderate |
| 9 | currencies (forex) | very high | moderate to high | very high | very high (except yen and gold) |
