Is Land or the Stock Market a Better Investment?

Land is a much better investment than the stock market, because the stock market may not be here tomorrow; however, the land will always be here, and has been since time began.

You do not hear about insider trading* when it comes to land (the insider would probably like having his land traded, at least for something worthwhile,) while the stock exchange would either put you in jail or give you a hefty fine, or both.

Land retains its value where stock does not. Personally, watching the rise and fall of my land, while sitting in a rocking chair or on a tree stump, would be a much better prospect to enjoy, than sitting in front of a computer for endless hours watching the stock market rise and fall.

When asked which was a better investment, land or the stock market, Mike Duffy, Iowa State University agriculture economist (mduffy@iastate.edu), stated; “a $1,000 investment in land in the year 2000 would now be worth $1,155, while an investment in the Dow Jones would be worth $895.”

Another aspect of land vs. the stock market is; when the stock market crashes it affects everyone in the world. If a tree were to crash on your property, the only effect it could have is, a hole in your roof or hit your car, or it becomes food and mulch for the land.

* “Insider trading occurs when a trade has been influenced by the privileged possession of corporate information that has not yet been made public. Because the information is not available to other investors, a person using such knowledge is trying to gain an unfair advantage over the rest of the market.” (Investopedia.com. http://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/100803.asp