Periods of High Inflation usually bring higher interest rates, and pressure to raise wages, and varying distortions to product input prices. They also make it more difficult to price one's own products. Companies that have trouble managing interest rates or those that hold high levels of output inventory would have difficulties in a higher inflation environment. Those that manage these aspects well should not have those issues. RichmondRob
Buying stocks is normally a long-term investment strategy. The idea is that since there is always inflation, the value of your stocks should go up with time.
inflation reducing the value of investors' financial assets
Generally, low inflation is better for society because inflation has costs associated with the reallocation of assets and their value (that is, it costs money for people to change their decisions when inflation changes the value of their goods/services).
An advantage of inflation accounting, is that it can correct problems with inflation. The negative part about inflation accounting is that it is not fair value accounting.
If an investment grows slower than inflation, its real value decreases.
No, if the value of a share goes below what a shareholder paid for it, the shareholder makes a loss. They would only make money if the value of the share increases above what they paid for it, allowing them to sell it at a profit. A decrease in share value results in a loss for the shareholder.
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The policy to maximize shareholder value implies that the shareholder should be consider first, and the primary reason to increase profits. Sadly, this is also a reason for increase in unemployment rates and cutbacks.
Is it good for the society, as a whole, for management of corporate resources to be focused on maximizing shareholder value? Or are there
Buying stocks is normally a long-term investment strategy. The idea is that since there is always inflation, the value of your stocks should go up with time.
Shareholder value directly relates to increasing the value of the company through earnings, brand improvement and distributions of profits. To create or increase shareholder value a company needs to increase the direct and intrinsic worth of the company. Ultimately, with the idea to create a return on an shareholder's investment in the company/corporation.
The value of Germany's currency dropped and inflation soared. <---novanet answer
SVI = Shareholder Value Increase
inflation reducing the value of investors' financial assets
Generally, low inflation is better for society because inflation has costs associated with the reallocation of assets and their value (that is, it costs money for people to change their decisions when inflation changes the value of their goods/services).
inflation happens when money loses its value and it affected the Roman Empire.
An advantage of inflation accounting, is that it can correct problems with inflation. The negative part about inflation accounting is that it is not fair value accounting.