India has a unique financial instrument known as Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) where the Government pays you 2.5% for buying these SGBs as a measure to wean off the Indian habits of perpetually buying physical gold.

The investors get gold returns (capital appreciation) + 2.5% annually for investing in these bonds instead of physically buying gold. However, the one identified downside is that these bonds trades are illiquid and have a lock-in period of 5years.

Here in the picture we see a comparative analysis between the returns of SGBs Vs Nifty.

Equities as a financial instrument are more risky and also more volatile than gold.

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Himalay Bhatia

Inflation has been top of mind over the last year, looming over every aspect of the economy. But how has inflation actually impacted the prices of everyday goods?

The visual showcases select items and the impact of inflation on the prices year-over-year. The overall price increases across the overarching goods categories is factored in, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Despite rising inflation, a number of goods have actually gone down in the index, including:

Smartphones: -23%
Televisions: -17%
Tickets to sporting events: -7%
Car and truck rentals: -6%

Interestingly, smartphones aren't actually getting cheaper, rather the BLS adjusts for products that improve rapidly in quality year-over-year. Usually, most items are identical on a year-to-year basis, but smartphones are improving in their quality, which is why their price appears to be deflating rather than inflating.

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Himalay Bhatia

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