Fewer people are opening them, and those who do show a preference for safe and stable investments.

Many are buying with retirement in mind, while others see real estate as a stable investment.

Poor stock-market performance has made housing seem like a stable and relatively low-risk investment.

Values of vintage guitars have risen considerable in the past 30 years, and are considered by some as a stable investment.

They have been a less volatile, more stable investment than Treasury securities.

Ports, like toll roads, are viewed as comparatively stable investments.

Doing so often reduces yields, but makes for more stable investments, she said.

Condominiums are considered a more stable investment because financing is easier.

Buyers, looking for investments more stable than the troubled stock market, are taking advantage of record low mortgage rates.

It may not offer a 20 percent return, but it's a stable and secure investment.