The only sure way to protect savings from inflation is by
purchasing hard assets, such as raw land, homes or apartment complexes.
Countries such as the BRIC emerging market countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) but especially China and Russia, resent a situation where the developed countries of the world print money to sustain their economies (and keep the politicians in office) by
purchasing hard assets such as oil, minerals, and manufactured goods for essentially nothing.
If needed, the buyer can
purchase any hard assets for a negotiated price.
Not exact matches
One of the line entries on your balance, intangible
assets are probably one of the
hardest items to put an actual value to and are only recorded on the balance sheet if
purchased and are ignored if internally generated.
People without
hard assets had a difficult time maintaining real
purchasing power and living standards.
The
Hard Assets Alliance selects its 1 oz platinum bars from trusted LBMA - accredited refiners, so investors can make their
purchase with confidence.
The ECB may revise up its inflation forecasts but looks unlikely to deviate from its policy stance, especially after
hard - fought internal battles to adopt an
asset -
purchase program that is just starting to prove effective.
However, even if you're
purchasing metal for delivery, given the competitiveness of
Hard Assets Alliance's premiums over the gold spot prices, they are still the clear winner.
By
purchasing assets (single - family homes) with declining prices (see: 2008 - 2010) en masse, Blackstone helped put a floor under the housing market, especially in some of the
hardest hit cities.
With the
Hard Assets Alliance, UTMA accounts are free and easy to set up and there are no minimum
purchases.
With a
Hard Assets Alliance account, you can count on getting the best possible execution and competitive, consistent pricing for your
purchases, sales, and storage.
The ECB may revise up its inflation forecasts but looks unlikely to deviate from its policy stance, especially after
hard - fought internal battles to adopt an
asset -
purchase program that is just starting to prove effective.
They may want to consider
hard -
asset - related investments to help maintain the
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They may want to consider
hard -
asset - related investments to help maintain the
purchasing power of their portfolios.
Since these are
hard assets, their value should rise as the
purchasing power of the dollar falls.
What I didn't publicly state, but privately was researching, were the quality of the
hard assets and brands they
purchased from St - Hubert.
Meanwhile, in a deflationary world,
hard assets are worth less and less each year, causing consumers to question
purchases since they'll be discounted further into the future and this cyclical black hole keeps broadening.
Illiquid
assets may also be
hard to sell quickly because of a lack of ready and willing investors or speculators to
purchase the
asset.
It is
hard to imagine that Silicon's
assets are cheaper at 25 million than RACK's cash
purchased at a discount.
The next few months will be an ideal time in which to deploy these
hard assets to
purchase an ownership share of the Green manufacturers closest to our hearts: solar, wind, electric cars, etc..
The idea of the project looks promising, the concept of the token is valid and the
hard cap of the project is adequate... therefore we can recommend INS tokens for
purchase as part of a diversified long - term portfolio of crypto
assets.
What is
harder to find, is analysis of the actual
assets being
purchased, the prospects for appreciation of those
assets and the risk that those
assets might become liabilities if a tenant leaves.