Cash under the Mattress

[Steve]

Yep, if you look down at the bottom of the page you see that it is an add for the Telegraph Investor, where you can trade stock and buy PMs.

And why would an investment service be recommending you keep cash under the mattress ? They have nothing to gain from it.

I'm a big fan of investing in alternatives, over the years I've bought various things including machine tools and associated consumables which have proved useful and will only appreciate.

My biggest win ( apart from the housing bubble ) was woodland, which netted me a profit of £80k over the crash period, as well as heating my house for five years.

At the moment I can't see much better than fertile land, although there are good returns available if you can find somewhere with a good sized stream / river that is near to a decent electrical connection - small sized hydro-generating is worth a look.