Understanding recent performance
2018 has been a difficult year for investors with most asset classes falling in price. The prices of all assets are volatile; the only asset to seemingly lack volatility is cash, as it is the unit of account. Calculating the value of an asset is difficult and if you asked 10 people to independently calculate an asset’s value you will get 10 very different answers.
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