And they are not likely to respond by buying Yen to hold its value up.

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And in an emergency gold is more likely to hold its value than paper money.

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Every spare dime goes into a short-term bond fund, where it is certain to hold its value and be available when the tuition bill arrives.

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And if the currency could be counted on to hold its value over time, that made it a plausible platform on which to build new financial services.

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One upgrade tends to hold its value: land.

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Arguments such as Apple is fundamentally cheap close to its cash value will not hold water.

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But then you disclose all of the risks that in here, in trying to hold onto that asset so that it realizes its value.

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First, because of end of the year selling by professional money managers who are embarrassed to hold a stock that has lost close to 70 percent of its value over the last 12 months.

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The currency has to drop far below its new long-term value to make room for the subsequent appreciation that will persuade investors to hold the bonds.

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That being the case, if both parties distrust that the dollar will hold its value then sellers will demand more dollars, even as buyers accept higher prices as they seek to rid themselves of a dollar they believe is falling in value.

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