Things aren't that hopeless. The point is that you invest in something which has greater growth and dividends, as well as something secure. Right now I'm very

Things aren't that hopeless. The point is that you invest in something which has greater growth and dividends, as well as something secure. Right now I'm very young, so I just put a certain amount away into Canadian bank stocks and other stocks with a history of ever-improving dividends. I think there's one particular guy somewhere here in Canada which retired at 30-something on a fairly plain job by investing in solid stocks for the long term.