It always makes me laugh when people say...
The FTSE/mutual funds etc would net you 3.5% a year. What's real inflation? 10% lets say, if you're indicators take into account food, fuel + anything relevant for life. Currency != money, and having a private central bank running the world it means that no country can ever get out of debt (having to pay those who print the currency interest). It's a simple scam, but a good one. It's like people who say " I bought my house x number of years ago and now it's worth x", no dear friend, you need to take inflation into account (printing currency - expanding the currency supply). What is " real money"? I'll stick to gold, silver and agro land thanks. I can eat what i grow and the gold will always retain x amount of worth, way more than trying to buy into the fuct banking system. Bail ins anyone?