I'm kidding, but I'm serious about

there is no sure way right now that you can beat inflation, unless you believe the government figure of 2.2% a year. I'm actually in a worse condition; I have way more cash than this guy (cashed out most of my short term play last week, but still hold most of my gold and energy positions), yet I have no place for big spending (I paid cash for my house, cars and motorcycle...). I just keep them in my brokerage account for next opportunity. If there is no good opportunity, I'll just let inflation eat it. And of course, I donated not a small amount for the Sichuan earthquake relief effort, but I'm not asking other people to do the same thing.