QUOTE (Maxwell @ Sep 11 2009, 03:21 PM)

You should always use CN utilities or a similar calculator, put in your nation data and the system will tell you the relative benefits of each wonder. What you should check is whether the SSS will earn you more than 333,333 more than the SM wonder per day, if it does than the extra 10M is worth it, if money is no object, and you should buy SSS first if it does not slow down your wonder clock. (Ex, buying a wonder after a banker push). If the difference is less than 333,333, the SSS will not recoup its extra cost over the 30 days you will have it alone, so it is better to buy SM first.
No, that's the wrong way of looking at it. Guess what, after 2 months when you've bought them both, the total amount spent will be the same.
So "
if money is no object", the SSS will almost certainly be the better option, even if it only makes $1 more per day (and it should be a much bigger difference than that). The question is whether money is an issue or not. Stock Market is the way to go for most nations b/c you can start the wonder clock earlier (assuming you're not sitting on some huge cash reserve, which I don't think is worthwhile at this size, but that's just my opinion).