Yep. That's why I was careful to say 'bury the money/gold' rather than leave it in a bank account. At least in a bank account it earns nominal interest, and t

Yep. That's why I was careful to say 'bury the money/gold' rather than leave it in a bank account. At least in a bank account it earns nominal interest, and the bank can reinvest that money to generate more. I guess some of the worst investment advice ever was repeated to us as kids - viz Scrooge McDuck swimming in his vault full of money, or pirates constantly burying their loot... :)