Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MIGuy, post: 7499205, member: 116145&quot;]I just don&#039;t buy into precious metals as a good investment, I&#039;ve seen too many ups and downs and stagnant periods.&nbsp; I take advantage of both tax deferred investment and employer matching through my 401(k) in long term index funds, and discounted employee stock purchases, and I&#039;m lucky to have those.&nbsp; When I was young and self-employed I put money into an IRA and bought stock directly and reinvested the dividends.&nbsp; I think that&#039;s a good angle if you don&#039;t have a 401(k).&nbsp; I&#039;ve also done okay with real estate, but that&#039;s also a crap shoot.&nbsp; The problem with any investment, in my experience, is that if you HAVE to sell when it&#039;s low, you&#039;re screwed, and if you manage to sell when it&#039;s high, you&#039;re a genius.&nbsp; I just hold on to what I&#039;ve got, keep socking away what I can, and hope it will be sufficient for retirement.&nbsp; I consider myself fortunate to be healthy (knock on wood) and to have a reasonable budget to collect coins with, as a separate matter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in