Even some of the most diehard, corporate minded investors are yanking all of their money out of banks and stocks and sticking it.. You guessed it… Under their mattress. I thought this was a joke when I heard it; sadly is not.

Buy Jewelry

Precious metals are soaring in value every minute that it takes you to read this article. Silver and gold show no signs of decreasing in value in the near future. They are about the only things in fact that haven’t taken a negative hit in this ever floundering economy. Buying high end gold, silver and platinum jewelry not only allows you to invest in the future by investing in precious metals, but to wear your investments and receive some true joy from them. Of course you’ll want to ensure that jewelry if you’re going to be wearing it out and about; let’s be realistic.

Buy Gold

Gold bouillon is by far more lucrative than even the highest end gold jewelry. Buying bars or chunks of gold bouillon and putting them in a house safe that is fireproof is possibly the best idea to date. The bank can’t lose your money that way and the chance that gold will bottom out in your lifetime is slim to none.

No matter which you choose (*try Georg Jesen Vice), the house safe is still a great idea.