In Part 1, we discussed the role inflation plays in the deterioration of wealth over time. As we demonstrated, when money is not growing at a faster rate than that of inflation, its purchasing power will be continually diminished. Because bank accounts yield growth rates much lower than inflation, leaving […]
read more...Tag Archives: apy
Why Saving Money In The Bank Will Leave You Broke (Part 1)
In 1923, Germany began printing and circulating two-trillion mark banknotes. That’s a “2”, followed by 12 zeros (i.e. 2,000,000,000,000) on each individual banknote! What would cause a country to print such a large denomination of their currency? The answer is, Inflation. Inflation is a sustained rise in the general price […]
read more...