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Elon Musk advises owning 'physical things' like homes and stocks when inflation is high — but says he won't sell his bitcoin, ether, and dogecoin

Huileng Tan   

Elon Musk advises owning 'physical things' like homes and stocks when inflation is high — but says he won't sell his bitcoin, ether, and dogecoin
  • Elon Musk on Monday advised his Twitter followers to "own physical things" when inflation is high.
  • He seemed to make an exception for bitcoin, ether, and dogecoin, saying he won't sell his holdings.
Elon Musk on Monday advised that it's "better to own physical things" like homes and stocks — but added that he wouldn't sell his bitcoin, ether, and dogecoin holdings.

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the world's richest person, said it was better to own physical things instead of US dollars when inflation was running high. He appeared to make an exception for cryptocurrencies, though.
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In a $4 discussing inflation, Musk said: "As a general principle, for those looking for advice from this thread, it is generally better to own physical things like a home or stock in companies you think make good products, than dollars when inflation is high."

He added: "I still own & won't sell my Bitcoin, Ethereum or Doge fwiw."

$4 hit 7.9% year-on-year in February, its highest level since 1982, $4.

Musk $4 Tesla and SpaceX were "seeing significant recent inflation pressure in raw materials & logistics."

Musk $4 in May 2020 that he planned to sell "almost all" his physical belongings, including his multimillion-dollar property portfolio. He $4 his $4 in December 2021.

The billionaire entrepreneur is an advocate of cryptocurrencies, albeit with caveats. He's regularly $4 and discussed the merits of crypto with leading figures from the tech industry.

Tesla said it $4 in early 2021, to be used as a hedge against inflation.

Tesla's share price has fallen by about 35% this year, lowering Musk's fortune by about a quarter — but he's still the richest person in the world, with a net worth of about $206 billion, $4.

Commodity prices were already on the upswing on the back of $4 as the global economy recovers from the pandemic. Russia's invasion of Ukraine last month added to supply-side strains to the $4, $4 and $4 markets, because both countries are leading suppliers.

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