銀同其他物品一樣,價錢由市場嘅供應同需求[e 2]帶動,不過一般認為銀算係一種相對穩定嘅資產:想像而家阿明花咗筆錢,買 A 公司呢間新創企業嘅股票,後嚟 A 公司盤生意根本唔掂,搞到要破產,阿明手上揸嘅股票就會一文不值;相比之下,銀可以用嚟整好多嘢——銀仔、珠寶同電子元件等嘅嘢係人類社會一路都需要嘅[註 1][5];有實際用途就表示,人類對銀永遠梗會有一股需求,永遠有需求就表示價格低極有限;因此,銀廣泛噉被視為一種(同股票比起嚟)算係穩陣嘅投資。
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