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Regarding Iowa farmland... https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/html/images/c2-70fig1.gif https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/wholefarm/html/images... But to your broader point, predicting where growth will occur, is literally the definition of investing. Investment is the allocation of capital towards areas of growth. Luckily, the global economy has generally grown over time, which means that generally investments such as real estate tend to grow as well, and faster than inflation. I’ve gotta say, I appreciate your thoughts and perspective, but you’re going to miss out on a lot of growth if you only believe in investing in utilities companies and TIPS.