There are a lot of investment types, some require your active leadership or participation like a bakery. Others are passive, financial type investments, for example, savings on bank accounts, bonds, or stocks on the stock exchange. Cryptos, gold, other commodities. All have different advantages and disadvantages, opportunities and risks.

There are huge differences between states, industries, too. "Developed countries" are more stable and the expropriation, nationalization of private property seems highly unlikely. Other countries "in development" are more insecure, dangerous, risky.

Colombian stocks fell 34 percent this year in USD terms. (For crude oil?) Other markets surged or jumped, for example some USA sectors.