« Reply #3443 on: November 20, 2019, 10:26:37 PM »
It is silly to gauge whether investments are good by whether they outpace inflation. If you had $1000 in 1995 and that turned to $1668 today (even guaranteed, which coins are definitely not), that would be a poor investment. If it turned to $2500 with risk, that would still be a poor investment (3.9% return). The S&P went up almost 6x since then and the 30 yr treasury was 7% in 1995.
You're quoting the wrong person. I never suggested inflation was an appropriate metric by which to judge investments.
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