CD's are paying 1-3%. Real Estate is depressed in value in some areas and may be depressed for many, many years. Stocks are a crap shoot for most people. Buying guns is more of a crap shoot for most. You have to know what to buy and what a good price to buy it is. Most "investors" will have neither. Just money for a buyer to try to get them to buy "almost" collectible guns for top dollar. A sellers dream come true.