Inflation. A Stonk moves from $50 to $60, an amazing 20% gain! But inflation is 30% so... The value of the Stonk actually went down 16% in purchasing power.
Also, don't listen to "inflation is 8%" bullshit. Gold jumped 35%. It's already unavoidably in motion. They're just trying to ease you frogs into the boil.
I could have sold a share of CorpoNet and got a gallon of gas in 2020. Today, I can still sell a share of CorpoNet and get a gallon of gas. Just the # of $ on both has gone up.
Inflation. A Stonk moves from $50 to $60, an amazing 20% gain! But inflation is 30% so... The value of the Stonk actually went down 16% in purchasing power.
Also, don't listen to "inflation is 8%" bullshit. Gold jumped 35%. It's already unavoidably in motion. They're just trying to ease you frogs into the boil.
Um, yes.
It's called "crashing up".
It's why the Venezuela Stock Market saw 1000x gains, but only in Bolivars.
If the dollar is inflating and the asset is valued in dollars then the dollar value of the asset rises.
Why not, because I think it does.
I could have sold a share of CorpoNet and got a gallon of gas in 2020. Today, I can still sell a share of CorpoNet and get a gallon of gas. Just the # of $ on both has gone up.