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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 2422204, member: 77814&quot;]I started buying gold coins when they were in the $400 - $450 range for St Gaudens I think in 1997.&nbsp; The Dow in 1997 was about 8,000 back then.&nbsp; Now gold is $1275 and the DOW is 17,700.&nbsp; 3.2x vs 2.2x.&nbsp; Gold won in this long term generalization.</p><p><br /></p><p>But compare it to Apple stock which I bought some time between $4 and $6 a share (when Jobs came back); or conversely if you dare compare it to Enron stock.&nbsp; Hey, I even bought Kmart stock back then.</p><p><br /></p><p>At least gold will have some value at some time, unlike some stocks.</p><p>Stocks can come and go or merge and split.&nbsp; Real Estate is great if you can buy it for cash or have a good renter - and know you have to spend time on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are so many options which can vary based upon your risk adverseness and long term goals and on how much you have to invest in a block or monthly investment.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you don&#039;t know about investing I&#039;d recommend contact someone that can help you.&nbsp; It&#039;s very easy to lose money quickly if you don&#039;t know what you are doing (&nbsp; Just watch the Coin Vault on HSN as an example of immediate loss).</p><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned above, check into Mutual Funds.&nbsp; so many varieties.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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