>mutual fundsNon-depreciating: The long-term return of stock indices and some bond indices beats inflation.
Attainable: $1000-$3000 minimum to open an account
Liquid: Funds can be bought or sold easily (with no fee), money is accessible via ACH.
I hope you are not suggesting that gold is a better investment than a diverse portfolio of stocks and bonds.
"I hope you are not suggesting that gold is a better investment than a diverse portfolio of stocks and bonds." There are a lot of people that believe a big government/market crash is coming. And they're absolutely desperate for ways to weather it without eating their own toes off.
Those people would be best served by buying ammunition.
Just as a heads up, most finance folks don't consider being able to buy/sell something easily as the only bar to liquidity. Volatility is also a major component. That is, if something can change value dramatically from day to day it can be considered "illiquid". So lots of people do not consider mutual funds "liquid".