cgaros--

Sorry to hear you've got stocks in Zimbabwe.

Unlike Mr. Mugabe, I do appreciate the difference between nominal and real.

Over 10 years I've made real money.  Cheers.  Bob U.

P.S. TREA is another inflation hedge that has produced real returns over the same period.

Edit: Here's a link to the CPI numbers at Treasury Direct if one wants to track one's real return over the 10-year period previously referenced.  http://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/tipscpi/tipscpi_hiscpi.htm