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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 2108775, member: 37498&quot;]Sorry for replying to such an old thread, but I&#039;ve been away for a bit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can you prove you point?&nbsp; I can prove mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>You said that an investment of $1, earning 7% interest for 200 years would grow to $755,000.&nbsp; Mathematically that is true.&nbsp; One can use the formula A=P(1+r/n)^nt or just plop the numbers into a spreadsheet for a brute force calculation of the interest.&nbsp; Both methods yield roughly $755,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, if you start with $1, and you end with $755,000, then you have not factored inflation into the result.&nbsp; That is a fact, plain and simple.&nbsp; Both numbers are measured in the same year&#039;s value, either from 200 years ago, or from today.&nbsp; Given that the value of $1 worth of gold was adjusted for inflation, then we are not comparing apples to apples.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you disagree, perhaps you can demonstrate how inflation was factored into the calculation.&nbsp; Good luck!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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