Here is a real example of stock investment. If you put 10k in Boeing stock ten years ago and reinvested dividends you would have earned 24% yearly return and have $76,762. If you did it just two years ago you would have earned a 86% yearly return and have $23,842. Or started in 11/1993 your nest egg would be $279,765 with a 14.62% return.

Stocks can be an investment, guns are toys in comparison. You cant do that with any gun. People should be happy if their toys hold value so when later sold you get your money back. Invest to retire, buy gunsvto have fun with when you retire.