WestlinnDuck Well-known poster Standard Supporter Jun 17, 2022 #21 The S&P is down about 1.5% from the end of May 2021 to end of May 2022. Inflation has eaten cash at over 7%. The market, much like the field, is always the better bet. Click to expand... If you had a million in the market a year ago and if your stock price is still a million, you have lost 7% in purchasing value. Gold up a bit. View attachment 50099 Click to expand... JFC. Not a big economis guy it seems. Click to expand... So, tell where I'm wrong. Click to expand... Are you planning to stack your stock market portfolio to the store and buy something? Click to expand... Nope just pointing out that a flat portfolio is a wealth loser in an inflationary economy. Inflation is wealth confiscation by the government.
The S&P is down about 1.5% from the end of May 2021 to end of May 2022. Inflation has eaten cash at over 7%. The market, much like the field, is always the better bet. Click to expand... If you had a million in the market a year ago and if your stock price is still a million, you have lost 7% in purchasing value. Gold up a bit. View attachment 50099 Click to expand... JFC. Not a big economis guy it seems. Click to expand... So, tell where I'm wrong. Click to expand... Are you planning to stack your stock market portfolio to the store and buy something? Click to expand... Nope just pointing out that a flat portfolio is a wealth loser in an inflationary economy. Inflation is wealth confiscation by the government.
