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.
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.