The Cost Of Sitting On Cash

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Wednesday, June 19, 2013 The Cost Of Sitting On Cash         When investors get scared and they have nowhere to hide, they move their money to cash. Cash is arguably a great place to store your wealth briefly until you make your next investing move. However, cash itself is not really an investment. "The one thing I will tell you is the worst investment you can have is cash," says Warren Buffett. Why? Inflation. "Perhaps it is self-evident, but it is worth reminding ourselves that inflation is the major downside of holding cash," write the folks at BlackRock. "Even in the low-inflation environments in much of the developed world, returns on cash have not kept up with consumer price increases. So the value of cash diminishes in real, or inflation-adjusted, terms over time." From BlackRock Read » Also On Money Game Today: STOCKS MAKE IMPRESSIVE COMEBACK AHEAD OF HUGE JOBS REPORT: Here's What You Need To Know Tomorrow Is Going To Be Huge Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: 18 Housing Markets That Are More Overvalued Than The US CHART OF THE DAY: Home Prices Are Rising At The Fastest Pace Since February 2006 CHART OF THE DAY: The Istanbul Stock Market Gets Obliterated Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Money Game RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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