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Wealthy investors worry about lack of cash if pandemic returns

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Bloomberg/Devon Pendleton/7-13-2020

graphic image of scrabble letters spelling health and wealth“The fallout from coronavirus has provoked fears among the world’s wealthy, with the majority planning to curtail travel and move closer to family in a world they see permanently altered by the pandemic. More than half of respondents in a survey of wealthy investors by UBS Group AG said they feared not having enough liquidity in the event of another pandemic, while a similar percentage expressed worry about leaving sufficient money to their heirs.”

USAGOLD note:  The concerns of wealthy Americans are in themselves components of the overall pandemic-induced economic breakdown. According to this article, 30% are contemplating leaving the cities and a good many have already acted. More than 50% fear “not having enough liquidity”, which is shorthand for concern that they may not be able to preserve their wealth. An unsettling mindset …