Confirmed, i'm in Italy (which btw was hit VERY hard by the economical crisis, YET we - as country - had a much better time than others PIGS countries mostly th

Confirmed, i'm in Italy (which btw was hit VERY hard by the economical crisis, YET we - as country - had a much better time than others PIGS countries mostly thanks for the fact the while the gov was kind of bankrupted, almost all the families owned a house and had consistent savings. > - Stocks do better than real estate historically. Stocks are a bet. Slightly more scientific than going to casino, but still a bet. Ask lehman brothers investors, they might have an opinion on this.