The case for investing in products with limited supply that hold their value
Global central banks have eroded store-of-value characteristics from traditional financial markets
15 August 2019 - 05:08
We save to be able to spend in future, but need to know our future spending power will be at least equal to the current spending power; that the savings will “store value”.
A form of savings “holds its value” if it maintains its purchasing power. However, global central banks have eroded store-of-value characteristics from traditional financial markets. First cash, then bonds, leaving investors to use property and equity as quasi store-of-value instruments...
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