"Gerry" <222ggg@spam.really.sucks> wrote in message
news:280820041749232386%222ggg@spam.really.sucks...
> In article <2pckijFj5dh8U1@uni-berlin.de>, Ryan Ginstrom
> <ryang@gol.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm still waiting to find a better place to "invest" than in the stock
> > market. If you have any pointers, please don't hesitate.
>
> Real estate is always pretty handy.

Real estate is good, but historically the stock market has done better.
Besides, real estate is also a gamble -- you are gambling that property
values will rise at a rate at least as great as inflation.

I am taking a gamble with my property. I am betting that property values
where I live will rise faster than inflation, and further that the rise in
value will be greater than the considerable chunk of change I have spent
improving my property, as the sale value of the house itself is basically
zero.

-- 
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom
ryang@gol.com