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Why It Feels Harder to Get Ahead in 2025

2025/2/26
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Matthew Karasz: 我认为黄金是今年表现最佳的资产,其涨幅超过了股票市场和比特币等。黄金价格上涨的原因主要有三点:一是宏观经济方面,利率下降导致人们更倾向于持有黄金而非现金;二是全球央行增加了黄金储备;三是通货膨胀持续,人们寻求更稳定的资产保值。 我个人认为,黄金的价值不仅仅在于其本身的属性,更在于人们对其的情感和怀旧价值。黄金在漫长的历史中保值能力出色,这使得人们对它持续保持信心。 Sarah Rieger: 加拿大的鸡蛋价格远低于美国,这主要是因为加拿大农场规模较小,以及独特的供给管理体系。供给管理体系通过控制鸡蛋的进口、生产和定价来稳定价格,避免价格大幅波动。虽然美国也对农业进行补贴,但加拿大这种方式在应对危机时能提供价格稳定性,这在当前的经济环境下显得尤为重要。 然而,供给管理体系也存在一些问题,例如,其他未受保护的农业产业会质疑其公平性。 Jared Sullivan: 尽管数据显示千禧一代的财富比父辈更多,但人们普遍感到难以在经济上取得进步。这不仅仅是财富的多少,更重要的是社会流动性。人们对未来缺乏希望,担心无法改善自己的经济状况。 我们研究了影响社会流动性的因素,例如教育、租金和购房等。这些因素对个人的财富积累和生活轨迹有重大影响。 Andrew Thompson: 从2000年到2022年,加拿大人均收入大致翻了一番,但通货膨胀并非均匀分布。与生活必需品相关的价格,特别是住房价格,上涨速度远超收入增长。住房价格自2020年以来更是急剧上涨,远远超过其他商品。 加拿大政府推出的托儿补贴政策对降低托儿费用起到了显著作用,这表明政府干预可以有效缓解某些生活成本压力。然而,低收入者仍然面临着更大的生活成本压力,因为他们需要将更大比例的收入用于基本生活需求。

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Gold's price has surged in 2023, outperforming major stock markets and Bitcoin. This increase is attributed to factors like decreasing interest rates, increased gold purchases by central banks (particularly those near the Ukraine-Russia conflict), and individual investors seeking inflation-resistant assets. Despite its perceived value, gold's worth is largely driven by emotional and nostalgic factors.
  • Gold's price is up about 10% year-to-date, and significantly higher since early 2023.
  • Demand for gold comes from jewelry, governments, and individuals.
  • Decreasing interest rates, increased central bank purchases, and inflation fears are driving the price increase.

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Millennials have — on average — more wealth than their parents did at the same age. So why does it feel like they’re doing so much worse? On this week’s TLDR, we take a look at some data that gets to the heart of our economic insecurities. Plus, gold is the best performing asset of the year so far. What’s driving its success? And, how eggs prices are giving Canadians something (else) to brag about.

This episode was hosted by Devin Friedman, business reporter Sarah Rieger and former hedgefunder Matthew Karasz, with appearances by TLDR newsletter editor Jared Sullivan and Fast Company data editor Andrew Thompson. Follow us on other platforms, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter: linkin.bio/tldr

The TLDR Podcast is offered by Wealthsimple Media Inc. and is for informational purposes only. The content in the TLDR Podcast is not investment advice, a recommendation to buy or sell assets or securities, and does not represent the views of Wealthsimple Financial Corp or any of its other subsidiaries or affiliates. Wealthsimple Media Inc. does not endorse any third-party views referenced in this content. More information at wealthsimple.com/tldr.