By no means am I a financial advisor, but I think high
end cards have a proven track record for being a safe
asset in tough economic times. I found this chart in
an old issue of VCBC (some of the old time collectors
on the board may remember this periodical.) This chart
was dated April 2004 and provides a 30 year history
of how one would have faired investing in gold and stocks
versus a VG-EX T206 set.
I should add that today gold is nearly tripled and is
currently selling for 1107.70 oz.
The stock market today is at 10,561.44.
And the most current price for a T206 VG-EX set I
was able to locate was from 2008. Final price $105,750.
http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/.../2007/152.html