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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Del Pinto, post: 2387506, member: 73128&quot;]Tinpot, or anyone really.</p><p><br /></p><p>Say for example you &#039;buried $24,000 in the backyard&#039; - would that be &quot;investing&quot; or &quot;hoarding&quot; in your honest opinion? (Apparent mental deficiency of some of the CRH notwithstanding.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Assuming everyone&#039;s old enough to know or grasp the simple fact (Big IF, here) do you recall/know what&nbsp; the purchasing power of $ 24,000 was in 1996? Thank you for illustrating a reasonable &quot;safe&quot; investment return, 1996 - 2016.</p><p><br /></p><p>On what rational basis do you suppose <i>the Dollar, buried </i>will increase in value, 20 years out?</p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously.</p><p><br /></p><p>If someone, even an 8 year old, asks &quot;Do you think this is a good investment?&quot; it&#039;s entirely reasonable to say NO! (Not to dismiss the idea that hypotehtical 8yo might be a troll, either. Just sayin&#039;)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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