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Message:: [QUOTE="Tyler, post: 1248514, member: 32319"]You are all talking about how bad inflation is. It affects us exponentially blah blah blah. If the inflation rate is 1-3% sure over time 3% in 10 years will be more than the 3% now. However there are many SAFE investments that pay much more than 3%. Many corporations such as Walmart and GE sell debt at much higher rate. There is almost no chance of default. They have better balance sheets than the government we live in. When you have your holdings in gold and silver the only thing you are basically fighting over in the long run is inflation. So it is like you are getting at most 3% of your money a year rather than 5+%. Just breaking even with inflation. Also gold and silver don't pay dividends; they don't make money. If anything it costs money to store these metals. The reason gold and silver have risen so much in the past few years is because of fear. You can't eat gold and silver in the time of a disaster! A bullet would have much more influence than a pound of gold would. In the long run holding stocks, that pay dividends, and bonds,that pay over the inflation rate, are a much better investment.[/QUOTE]