it's hard to go wrong with real estate, my family made millions on farmland in western iowa, many have hit the jackpot with lake front property, that is something that my family narrowly missed out on in the 50's grampa was the second place bidder on pasture ground that fronted a beach and today it is subdivided with 500 thousand dollar homes every 400 feet along that half mile that could of been grabbed for something like 10 thousand total,

Are you going to focus on the past or focus on companies that will make you money in the future?

Dont focus on short term market news, invest long term and invest through dollar cost average. During the bear market, pay your investments as you would other bills.

Best of luck. Take Care

What are some investments, knowing what we know now, that would have made someone rich back in the early decades of the 20th century? Specific inventions or brand names would be extremely helpful.