Is real estate really the best investment?

[Kyle Scholnick]

I think we all know real estate is a wonderful investment and a proven track to wealth.

But my question is: is it always the answer? I know many people on this blog are diehard real estate investors and would not even consider investing in anything else...but what about different types of investments such as 529 plans, simple indexed annuities, The stock market, your employer's retirement plan, etc...would you ever invest in these things or is real estate just always the better solution and all your money should go towards that?

I am really not looking for speeches on how great real estate is and how you get lower returns in the stock market or problems with insurance policies etc, but more of the question when is it better or is it ever better to put money in those other accounts versus always funneling every penny into real estate and real estate will take care of all your problems from paying for your children's education, to securing retirement, to estate planning, etc.

Thanks.