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A couple of folks are tossing in that you can get 2-4% returns nowadays. Here's the historical rate of inflation (scroll down for the recent years): http://ww

• nostrademons 16y ago
  If we get deflation, as many people are predicting, then you can get several percent "interest" just by holding your money in cash. That's built into the interest rate expectations for a lot of securities right now. You wouldn't see these near-zero interest rates unless people were expecting the dollar itself to become more valuable in the near future.
  • francoisdevlin 16y ago
    The Fed, with all of the T-bills out there, will never allow deflation. It's not in the government's interests.