The Pillars of Wealth

     The four pillars of wealth have remained constant over time; Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate, and Gold. Barring the use of fiat currency, i.e. cash, for intermediate transactions, the world's wealthy have consistently built, stored, and extracted their wealth from those four pillars. Go and do likewise financial farmers; the means and methods vary, the intricacies differ, and the medium may change, but make no doubt about it, those pillars have remained constant bastions of wealth over time.

How Does Your Retirement Cashflow Stack Up?

Projected GDP Per Person over the next 5 years through 2020 gives an idea of what the average citizen in each of the following countries makes (either passively or actively) in income. Great snapshot of where investors should be targeting their returns in terms of local fiat currency. Interesting to see the effects of inflation even over a short amount of time in regards to estimated cost of living. Inflation is the enemy that never sleeps.