But if we take a look at what's happening, prices have risen dramatically since then.

但是我們如果檢視正在發生的事，價格從那時起便已急劇上升。

I don't just mean asset prices like houses, stocks, etc., but rather, consumer prices as well.

我不只是說房屋、股票等資產價格，反而連消費者物價也一併上漲。

Inflation in the US has jumped to the highest rate since 2008 because, as the economy is recovering from the pandemic, people are getting back to work, which means people are spending more than ever.

美國通膨率已經躍升至 2008 年以來的最高點，因為隨著經濟發展自疫情期間逐漸復甦、人民返回工作崗位大，意味著人民比以往花費得更多。

The consumer prices index rose at an annual rate of 5% in May, up from 4.2% in April, and the highest since August, 2008.

五月份消費者物價指數年上升率為 5%，高於四月份的 4.2%，且為自 2008 年八月以來最高。

While most people are getting hurt as a result of inflation, some people are making money out of it because every problem presents an opportunity.

當大多數人因通貨膨脹而受到損失時，有些人卻因此賺錢，因為每個難題都帶來一個機會。

The question is, is there a way to profit out of this inflation?

問題是，是否有從通貨膨脹中獲利的方法？

The answer is... yes!

答案是......有的。

So, let's take a look at different ways rich people are making millions out of this inflation.

那麼就讓我們來看看有錢人在通貨膨脹時期賺大錢的不同方式。

But before we get into that, make sure to give this video a thumbs up for the YouTube algorithm.

但在我們切入正題之前，有鑒於 YouTube 的演算法，請務必幫這部影片點讚。

By the way, this is not financial advice, and everything that's said in this video is for educational and entertainment purposes.

順道一提，這不是財務建議，影片中所說的一切都具教育和娛樂用途。

Number One: Hold Real Assets

第一：擁有實質資產

What most people don't understand about currency is that, that it's another commodity in the market, and its prices is determined by demand and supply, among many different factors, of course.

大多數人對貨幣不瞭解的是，它是市場上的另一種商品，其價格由供、需以及許多不同因素而定。

Imagine a hypothetical example where you have 10 dollars in the entire economy on one side and 10 houses on the other.

想像一個假設的例子，在整個經濟體系當中有 10 元以及 10 棟房子。

In this hypothetical example, a single house will cost 1 dollar.

在這個假設的例子中，一棟房子要價 1 元。

But if we pour extra 10 dollars into this market, there will be 20 dollars, but still 10 houses, which would raise house prices where a single house will cost 2 dollars.

但如果我們朝這個市場額外投入 10 美元，就會有 20 美元以及原有的 10 棟房子，這將提高房價，也就是一棟房子要價 2 美元。

That's a simple way to understand inflation. 

這是理解通貨膨脹的一個簡單方法。

Last year, when the economy was on the brink of collapse, the Fed decided to throw trillions of dollars into the economy to prevent a depression by distributing stimulus checks and buying corporate bonds.

當去年經濟處於崩潰之際，聯準會決定透過發放紓困金和購入企業債券的手段，於經濟體投入數兆美元，以防止經濟蕭條。

22% of the US dollars that are in the market currently have been printed in 2020.

目前市場上流通的美元當中，有 22% 是在 2020 年印刷的。

Anyone with a basic degree in economics understood that inflation is on its way. 

任何有基本經濟學學位的人都明白，通貨膨脹即將來臨。

That's why whoever could afford a house back then immediately invested in real estate instead of holding cash, especially since interest rates were at their lowest point.

這就是為什麼在當時，只要買得起房子的人就會立即投資房地產，而不是持有現金，尤其是在利率處於最低點時。

It doesn't matter what's the real rate of inflation⏤whether it's 2.4% or 3.4%⏤because house prices grew by 15%, and by some estimates, even by 18 to 20%.

實際通膨率是多少並不重要，不論它是 2.4% 還是 3.4%，因為當時房價成長了 15%，有些估計值甚至達到 18 至 20%。

This means real estate investors didn't just beat inflation, but rather, also profited enormously.

這表示房地產投資者不僅戰勝了通膨，反而還獲得了巨額利潤。

But the smartest investors didn't just buy houses but took mortgages because leverage turns good deals into great deals, especially since interest rates were at rock bottom.

但最聰明的投資者並不只是買房子，還進行貸款，因為借貸收購會將好交易變成絕佳交易，尤其因為利率處於谷底。


 Number Two: Debt

第二：債務

Many of you might have a really negative opinion about debt, but debt can be really good, especially when there is inflation.

許多人可能對債務都抱有非常負面的看法，但債務也可以是件好事，特別是在有通貨膨脹的時候。

If a dollar today (is) worth more than a dollar tomorrow, that means if I borrow a dollar today and return it tomorrow, I have made a profit.

如果今天的 1 美元比明天的 1 美元更值錢，就表示我如果今天借 1 美元、明天歸還，我就獲得了利潤。

The median house price today is around 350,000 dollars, but 20 years ago, it was less than half of that, at around 150,000 dollars.

現今房價中位數約為 35 萬美元，但在 20 年前，它連一半都不到，僅約為 15 萬美元。

Because every year, the real value of the dollar falls, which means the same 150,000 dollars 20 years ago, today worth 350,000 dollars.

因為美元每年的實際價值都在下降，也就是說，20 年前同樣的 15 萬美元，現在的價值是 35 萬。

That's why when the Fed lowered interest rates and started buying corporate bonds, guess who started borrowing all that money?

這就是為什麼聯準會降低利率並開始購買公司債券時，猜猜看是誰開始借這些錢的？

World's largest companies, such as Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and so on⏤although these companies don't need that money at all.

世界上最大的公司，如亞馬遜、Facebook、微軟、蘋果等，即便這些公司根本就不需要那些錢。

Apple is sitting on a pile of cash worth over 200 billion dollars.

蘋果公司正坐擁價值逾 2 千億美元的現金。

But it's still borrowed money because why use your own money when you can just throw your money into the S&P 500, for example, and get at least a 10% return and borrow money at just 1%?

但這仍然是借來的錢，而這個原因是，當你可以直接把資金投入 S&P 500 並獲得至少 10% 回饋並只需花費 1% 借錢時，哪還需要動用自己的錢呢？

Even if you make a 5% rate on that borrowed money by investing it into your operations, you're still making a 4% profit.

即使你把借來的錢投資到你的企業當中只賺了 5% ，你依舊有 4% 的利潤。

On top of that, when you borrow money, you get all of these tax benefits.

除此之外，當你借錢的時候，還會得到各種應稅所得減免。

So you will also save on taxes.

所以你在稅務支出上也能省錢。

If interest rate is lower than inflation, any money you borrow is theoretically a profit.


如果利率低於通膨率，你借的任何金錢在理論上來說都是利潤。

Number Three: Gold

第三：黃金

What makes gold unique is that it has always been that asset that preserves wealth, especially during crises.

黃金的獨特之處在於，它一直是能保存財富的資產，尤其是在危機期間。

Here is how it works.

以下說明它是如何運作。

The moment the future seems unpredictable, gold prices rise.

在未來充滿不確定性的時候，金價就會上漲。

In 2007, gold prices rose from around 600 dollars to 1,000 dollars because of the 2008 crash.

2007 年時，金價因為 2008 年的金融危機從 600 美元左右上漲到 1 千美元。

Investors panicked and immediately started buying gold.

投資者驚慌失措，便立即開始購買黃金。

The US dollar might lose its value and even become worthless one day, but not the gold.

美元可能會失去它的價值，甚至在未來某天變得一文不值，但黃金不會。

While the US dollar has lost over 90% of its value in the last 100 years, gold has kept its value since the beginning of civilization.

在過去 100 年美元已經損失 90% 以上價值的同時，黃金則是一直保持自文明開始以來的價值。

In 2010, investors panicked again and started buying gold aggressively to the point where gold prices hit a record 1,900 dollars.

2010 年時，投資人們再次恐慌而開始積極地購買黃金，使得金價創下 1,900 美元的記錄。

But since then, the economy has stabilized, and the gold bubble burst.

但自此之後，經濟穩定了下來，黃金泡沫也因而破滅。

When the economy seems like it's going to grow, investors usually don't buy gold and invest in assets such as stocks.

當經濟看似即將成長時，投資者通常不會購買黃金，轉而投資股票等資產。

That's why during predictable, stable times, gold prices often fall.

這就是在可預測、穩定的時期，金價常會下跌的原因。


 But in 2019, when the US started a trade war with China, gold prices started rising again, and the pandemic made it worse.

但在 2019 年，當美國向中國發動貿易戰時，黃金價格又開始上漲，而疫情使情勢變得更糟。

Gold prices crossed 2,000 dollars for the first time.

黃金價格首次超過 2 千美元。

If you take a look at history, gold has always been a great way to take advantage out of inflation.

如果反觀歷史，黃金一直都是通膨之下一個很好的獲利方式。

In 1973, a single US dollar was a lot of money, but today, it barely can get you even a candy, but gold prices have risen from around 100 dollars in 1973 to 1,800 dollars.

在 1973 年，1 美元就已經是很多錢了，但它在今日可能連糖果都幾乎買不起，但金價卻已經從 1973 年的 100 美元左右上升到 1,800 美元。

But I am not a big fan of gold because it's a passive asset.

但我不太喜歡黃金，因為它是一種被動資產。

It just sits there and shines while stocks or real estate produce something like rental income.

它就只是在股票或房地產生成租金收入等收益時，坐在那兒閃閃發光。

It's an active asset that actually provides a service or a product.

它是一種會實際提供服務或產品的主動性資產。

But why do stocks keep rising?

但股票為什麼不斷上漲？

Because the companies behind them keep growing.

因為它們背後的公司不斷成長。

Apple sells much more iPhones today than it did 10 years ago.

蘋果公司今時今日銷售的 iPhone 比 10 年前多得多。

That's why it (is) worth a lot more today than it did 10 years ago.

這就是為什麼它現在的價值比 10 年前高出許多。

Number Four: Crypto

第四：加密貨幣

I was skeptical about including it in this list.

我原本對於把這點納入清單保持懷疑態度。

However, since a lot of people have profited from inflation by buying crypto, I had to talk about it, but it's very, very risky.

然而，由於很多人透過購買加密貨幣從通膨中獲利，我不得不談論它，但它是極具風險的。

 If you're a long-term subscriber, you know my opinion on crypto.

如果你是我的長期訂閱者，就會知道我對加密貨幣的看法。

The technology behind it is undoubtedly great, and it has great potential, but because it is still at its early stage, it's very risky and unpredictable in the short run.

它背後的科技技術無疑是偉大的，而且有很大的潛力，但因為它目前仍處於早期階段，短期內風險很大且難以預測。

One reason Bitcoin rose so dramatically in the last 12 months is because the Fed started printing trillions of dollars, as we have mentioned before.

比特幣在過去 12 個月裡如此大幅上漲的原因之一就是，我們稍早提到的：聯準會開始印刷數兆美元。

After buying stocks, houses, investors were like, Bitcoin is like digital gold, so let's try to buy Bitcoin as well.

在購買股票、房子後，投資者普遍認為比特幣就像數位黃金，那不妨就試著購買比特幣吧。

A lot of people who were not interested in Bitcoin prior to the pandemic don't really remember that the price of Bitcoin was just around 8,000 dollars.

很多在疫情之前對比特幣不感興趣的人，其實並不記得當時比特幣的價格落在 8 千美元左右。

Before the trade war, the Bitcoin price was just 3,600 dollars.

在貿易戰之前，比特幣價格只有 3,600 美元。

If you were interested in Bitcoin when most people didn't care, you could have earned a fortune, but people usually get excited about something when it's all over the news.

如果你在多數人不關心時就對比特幣感興趣，你就可以賺到一筆財富，但人們通常都是在新聞大肆報導後才會因某件事情感到興奮。

But the smartest people got into it before the masses and have grown their wealth by 10 to 20 times since then.

但最聰明的人比大眾更早投入這個領域，並讓自身財富翻 10 至 20 倍。

Number Five: Stocks

第五：股票

This is my favorite option.

這是我最喜歡的選項。

Stock prices might not have risen as much as crypto⏤by a few thousand percent, but they're much more stable and less risky.

股票價格可能不像加密貨幣那樣上漲幾千個百分點，但它們更加穩定且風險較低。

From July, 2020 to July, 2021, the S&P 500 grew by 40%.

從 2020 年七月到 2021 年七月，S&P 500 成長了 40%。

That's an astronomical return, especially since you are investing in the entire US economy.

這是一個很驚人的利潤，尤其因為你是投資在整個美國經濟。

When you buy a stock, you are buying a share in a business.

當你購買股票時，你是在購買一個企業的股份。

That's why they are also called "shares".

這就是它們也被稱為「股份」的原因。

Whenever there is too much cash in the economy, the value of these businesses grow(s), so you're growing together with inflation.

每當經濟體中出現過多的現金時，該企業的價值就會提升，所以你是與通膨一起增長。

On top of that, that money is usually spent on basic needs and wants, which means businesses grow faster, so you're not just beating inflation but rather profiting from it.

除此之外，這些錢通常是花在基本需求上，這意味著企業會更快速成長，所以你不僅是戰勝了通膨，反而還從中獲利。

Just imagine for a moment how much of that stimulus checks were spent on Amazon or Apple products.

試想一下，有多少紓困金花在了亞馬遜或蘋果產品上？

If you also count the fact that these companies have taken billions of dollars in loans for almost for free and grew exponentially, you are making a real fortune.

如果再加上一項事實，也就是這些公司已經幾乎免費地貸款了數十億美元並呈指數形成長，你其實是在賺取真財富。

And now people are getting back to work, the economy is reopening, people are spending even more, and these businesses are about to grow faster.

而現在人們正回歸職場、經濟正重新開放、人們花費更多，而這些企業也即將更快速成長。

The key is to keep your money invested in assets that are hedged against inflation.

關鍵是要讓你的資金投資在能躲避通膨的資產中。

Wealthy people don't usually hold much cash.

有錢人通常不會持有很多現金。

Usually, they keep a tiny percentage of their net worth liquid for emergency cases.

他們一般會保留淨資產的一小部分作為緊急情況下的流動資金。

Take the world's richest people.

以世界上最富有的人們為例。

They're so rich because they own a certain percentage of the businesses they have built.

他們之所以如此富有，是因為他們持有自創企業的一定比例。

As their businesses grow, so does their wealth.

隨著他們的業務成長，他們的財富也在跟進。

Even if you have a few thousand dollars, you still can profit from inflation by following one of the ways we have discussed in this video.

即使你有幾千美元，你仍然可以利用我們在影片中討論的方法之一，透過通膨獲利。

If you have enjoyed this video, you will most definitely enjoy this custom playlist that I have created specifically for you that has our most popular videos on business, investing, and the stock market that could potentially change your life.

如果你喜歡這個影片，你一定會喜歡這個客製的播放列表，我是特別為你創建的，當中包括我們最受歡迎的商業、投資和股市方面的影片， 有可能可以改變你的人生。

And now, give this video a thumbs up that it deserves, and make sure to subscribe if you haven't done that yet.

現在請給這部影片它應有的讚，如果你還沒有訂閱，請趕緊完成。

Thanks for watching, and until next time. 


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