you bury yours and i'll take my chances with compounded intrest...you hang around here long enough we will compare dividends down the road and see who made out the best.
also i don't remmber the 30's wall street crash ( too young) but do remember the stories About it thru granpa......ENRON was big scandel..and as a result of enron..SARBAN OXLEY was born ( ever heard of it?) if not then Goolge it..
In all Fairness i DO NOT think you can use ENRON scandal as a basis not to invest in long term mutual funds..or further more decide to bury your money...cause if we end up as bad as you say we will and the Federal goverment goes bankrupt ( your indication not mine)..then all the paper money will be no good anyhow ( federal reserve notes)..only your coins will be good to spend...so when you dig your hole,,dig it big enough to hold alot of loose change in 5 gallon buckets instead of mason jars......LMAO
Also ( WITHOUT GOOGLING)...tell us the difference between a depression and a recession ?..