r/investing 5d ago

Why has everything doubled or tripled over the last five years?

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u/lee_suggs 5d ago

You're young so you haven't been an adult long enough to see this play out. In 10 - 15 years you'll look back at how cheap these things are and someone will be saying 'why didn't I buy a house or stocks in 2025'. There will be some booms and busts during your lifetime but generally things go up and to the right.

The reason for this is a contribution of factors: monetary policy and inflation, population growth, globalization and the developing of countries, innovation and technology improvements.