How to make investing a military strategy

Investing your military salary for future growth...one more thing you think you can't manage in your currently overly-busy military life? Perhaps you don't think your current military salary leaves any room for investing?

At Military Hub, we'd like to change your mind right now. You can invest easily, right now, and with great success. Come on; you've managed much more challenging tasks in the military. Managing your military investments should be easy by comparison.

Here's a tip about investing your military salary wisely: it's all in the mix and it's all about you. Are stocks, bonds, IRAs best? It depends on your military lifestyle goals. Balance is also key; if you  balance your investments and aim to generate moderately above-average returns while capping losses in your portfolio, it will all add up nicely over the years to a more financially solid military retirement.

Think like a military strategist: think short term and long term.

If you're investing for the long-term, stocks are a good bet. Since 1926, stocks have returned an annual average of 10.5 percent, long-term government bonds returned 5.1 percent, and "cash," measured by Treasury bills and other short-term investments, has returned just 3.1 percent.  Short term, the stock market can have more severe drops than the bond market. So if you're a young military serviceperson, you'll have more time to recover from stock-market dips.

Long term, bonds can be more stable for producing financial results. As you near military retirement, gradually move into bonds.

So, mix it up and manage it yourself. You can do it. You're military minded. We'll show you how with this Military Hub section on investing your military money.