As of Friday, I've pulled out of everything (the last being GME). Had high hopes, but now I'll have to find some other way of preparing for retirement in 30 years. Are Boomer methods still effective (gold and silver?),(reply>), Gold and silver are always valuable. Especially to those with secret alchemical formulas to properly convert them to their end products.,(reply>), Its better than these crypto gambles,(reply>), Yes and no. Gold and Silver have actual practical value beyond being legacy storages of value nowadays, Gold is used in electronics manufacturing and Silver sees use in medical equipment and industrial manufacturing as well. On one hand, this is a positive because they have actual value beyond an old king saying 'gold is good because I said it is mkay', but on the other hand, this also means that their value will be subject to market whims as well. And remember, markets can stay bullish longer then you can stay solvent.<br>If you want to hold onto something that's just going to go up in value without any chance of fluctuation, arable land is your best bet. Investing in land already developed for housing isn't a horrible idea, but most of the worlds civilized nations are looking at a downturn in population over the next several decades so ~30 years from now you might be playing with falling knives if supply ends up being higher then demand.,(reply>), Gold and silver, being physical tangible things that have been around forever, are likely a solid investment, both in quality and state of matter. There is a reason those have been used for a long time, and not, say, tulip bulbs. That was a thing hundreds of years ago in the Netherlands, I think. It did not end well.