Investing

As an employee of McDonalds, I'm able to purchase stocks by having money deducted from my paycheck each pay period. It's going to take awhile doing it that way, but eventually I'll have a little something I can fall back on later. Had I the cash-in-hand now, though, I'd probably opt for something where the payout would be greater and probably quicker. I'd probably invest in real estate, antiques, or gold.

Did you know that you can buy even small amounts of gold for investment purposes and have something in your hand that will likely grow in value in years to come? That's pretty good security, and at my age that's important. I don't have much confidence in the Social Security system lasting very far into my retirement years, and I really want something more durable and sound than an iffy government check.