Quote Originally Posted by sycld View Post
or government could go bankrupt. repent! repent!

tbh, the absolute "safest" investment is "the mattress stuffed with cash" fund.

granted, the yield sucks, but at least it isn't dependent on the financial solvency of any institution. just be sure to guard it with a shotgun and a barricaded front door.
The government technically can't go bankrupt. Our money could become next to worthless and go the way of the yen, but technically our government can't go bankrupt.

Also, your 'mattress stuffed with cash' thing is not an investment. It is a form of saving, and it is the worst form of saving for so many reasons I won't even start listing them. Actions like this are bad for the economy, and not trusting banks (there is no reason not to trust banks unless you are putting more than $100,000 in any one bank account, an action which nobody who has enough money to do this would do) is even worse for the economy.