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I saw this question and its answers from three years ago. I ask it again because I wonder if anything has changed and if more people have input. I also prefer responses for the eastern third of the US but will certainly consider all other places including Canada and England. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses.

My mother's will specified I have to set up a trust fund for my daughter, which she can't access for ten years. With most markets heading south these days, is there a "better" place to invest it that will provide decent return? Thank you.

Looking for a title of a short story of two feuding hardware stores near or next to each other. At the end, it turns out that two brothers are the owners and live together over the stores.