How to stay ahead as era of ultra-low interest rates fades

[Yuki]

Many look at property prices and say "wah, go up so much"... Have they factored in inflation than see how many % it has gone up????

Look at this

http://mycpf.cpf.gov.sg/CPF/my-Cpf/r.../Reach55-2.htm

Now do a computation on inflation on housing from this inflation calculator

http://www.mas.gov.sg/monetary-polic...alculator.aspx

https://secure.mas.gov.sg/calculator...dservices.aspx

Choose the year and compute.

Remember to hedge against inflation... Over a short period, there will be ups and downs.... Over the long run, inflation always WINS.

That is right. So what should be the baseline and the price now?

[eng81157]

there is a new term called low-flation (inflation is perceived to be too low so more QEs needed)

i believe this is unique to Japan, and not typical of most developed economies

[chestnut]

History lesson on asset price bubble from low interest rates and the consequences of a bubble burst

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Decade_%28Japan%29