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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1998464, member: 27832&quot;]I put $4K into a no-brainer, no-effort mutual fund in the early 1980s. With that money, I could&#039;ve bought 3200 gallons of gas, or about 570 ounces of silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>By 1990, the money had probably grown to $7K or so (I don&#039;t have the records on hand). At that point, that would&#039;ve bought 6000 gallons of gas, or 1200 ounces of silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, that money has grown to $46K. That would buy 15000 gallons of gas, or 2740 ounces of silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, silver and gold prices tend to keep pace with the prices of other things, and the purchasing price of a dollar tends to decrease over time. But socking all your money into metals instead of something that actually earns a return? Not wise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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