Comments on: Fools for the holy grail http://www.whocrashedtheeconomy.com/blog/2010/09/fools-for-the-holy-grail/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:21:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Matty http://www.whocrashedtheeconomy.com/blog/2010/09/fools-for-the-holy-grail/comment-page-1/#comment-21637 Matty Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:44:52 +0000 http://www.whocrashedtheeconomy.com/blog/?p=1159#comment-21637 Are we really surprised at the drop in personal/household savings when you consider how artificially low interest rates are on savings, when compared to REAL inflation in the REAL economy?

Why save in cash (returning next to nothing) when stock markets and housing markets have performed like they have recently?

Only when we see the public at large loose faith in housing/stocks and consumption will we see savings rates to be proud of.

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