Yes it sounds strange, but perhaps the best investment right now is real estate.  Besides the housing prices being so darn low, housing can offer a great way to have some sense of stability when everything else in the economy seems so out of whack.

Its true housing hasn’t always been a great in terms of get rich quick investments, but long term stability is what the average person should be after and that comes with owning a house.  Houses also can provide passive income through renting rooms, yet most of all houses when valued correctly can offer long term stability when nothing else seems to.