Inflation can mean very different things depending on what monetary system and part of the business cycle an economy is currently in.
| Asset | Credit Expansion | Currency Expansion | Cost Of Living | |||
| Gold | ✕ | Poor as credit expands during economic growth | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Stocks | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | Company margins squeezed Lower disposable income for investments | ||
| Commodities | – | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Realestate | ✓ | Excellent | ✕ | Limited, as people have less to spend on housing | ||
| Cyrpto | ✓ | ? |