這個不是“浮雲”,看看你的事業和理財是否成功?
文章來源: 黛綠年華2011-12-12 00:29:21

這個不是“浮雲”,看看你的事業和理財是否成功?

黛綠年華

我想絕大多數大陸旅居海外的華人都會深切關注自己的資產狀況。不但要清楚地知道,自己的淨資產值是多少?還想知道自己的淨資產值在自己所生活的社會(國家)裏,處於一個什麽相對位置?我自己也是這樣,但長期以來找不到一個可用以判定的標準。

最近一個偶然的機會,發現了一個資料,願與網友諸君共享並探討。

20111020日,瑞士信貸(Credit Suisse)發布《2011全球財富報告(Global Wealth Report)》,分析了全球共45億成年人所持有的財富。

報告估計澳大利亞成年人所持有的財富平均值為$396千多美元,僅次於瑞士的$54萬美元而為世界第二富有的居民。

報告又說,但是,就“成年人財富中間值(最富裕和最貧困人群的財富中點)”而言,澳大利亞以$217千多美元而高居球第一位,差不多是美國“成年人財富中間值”的四倍。

報告稱,澳大利亞成年人所持財富的快速增長歸因於澳元升值,房地產升值和大宗商品價格的上漲。瑞士信貸在澳洲的首席資產分析師Adnan Kucukalic 指出,澳洲先進的稅製,強勁的勞工市場也對財富的更大分布作出了貢獻。

報告也指出:“雖然澳大利亞人可能是世界上最富有的居民之一,但是較高的銀行利率和上升的生活成本,正在降低澳洲人的購買力。”

不過,我對所謂“成年人財富中間值”這個概念不太欣賞。

我也根本不相信所謂“澳洲成年人財富中間值差不多是美國的四倍”這種說法。

我與幾個白人同事說起此事,他們反倒認為這有可能。一是美國貧富差距比澳洲大得多;二是許多美國人的淨資產值已經變成了“負數”。這些因素使得美國“成年人財富中間值”向下偏移。我不知道他們這種說法究竟有沒有道理?

我還是比較欣賞最簡單最直觀的數據:澳洲和美國,人均財富分別是多少?

用古狗搜索了一下:2011年,澳大利亞人持有的財富總值是64千億美元,澳洲總人口是2278萬,人均財富是28.09萬美元。

2011年,美國人持有的財富總值是585千億美元,美國總人口是31269萬,人均財富是18.71萬美元。

考慮到同樣的商品,美國的價格可能比澳洲便宜很多,那麽兩國人民的實際購買力應該差不多吧?

本人搜索這些資料,並非要在澳,美兩國間進行比較。而是主要使自己和網友諸君有一個大致的概念我們奮鬥多年後,所積累的資產與各自國家的“主流社會”相比,大致處於一個怎樣的位置上?

我相信,一個人是否“成功”,與這個人所擁有的財富多少並無直接關係。但是我們生活在異邦他國,隨時關注自己的財政狀況也是必要的。這個“人均財富”數值,可以作為許多標準其中一項,用來衡量我們通常所說的“事業和理財是否成功”嗎?

網友諸君,你們的看法如何呢?

---(黛綠年華)

Reference:

http://www.startupsmart.com.au/business-planning/australians-share-wealth-but-not-spending-habits-report/201110204248.html

Australians share wealth but not spending habits: Report

By Michelle Hammond, Thursday, 20 October 2011

Australia’s wealth is much more evenly distributed than other countries, a new report reveals, but start-ups are still being urged to choose their target markets carefully.

The 2011 Credit Suisse Global Wealth report analyses the wealth of the world’s entire adult population of 4.5 billion people.

It’s estimated the average wealth level in Australia rose to $396,745 this year, making Australian residents the second richest behind the Swiss, whose average level of wealth is $540,010.

But based on a median average, Australians’ wealth level is higher than in any other country.

According to the report, Australia has a median wealth of $217,559 – the highest in the world and nearly four times the amount of each adult in the United States.

The report found the wealth rate per adult in Australia has quadrupled over the past decade, with the country’s total wealth recorded at US$6.4 trillion.

This was attributed to the rise in the Australian dollar, property ownership levels and the commodity boom.

Adnan Kucukalic, Credit Suisse co-head of equities research in Australia, says a progressive tax system and a strong labour market have also contributed to the greater spread of wealth.

 “We shouldn’t forget that we are looking at Australia, where almost everything is going as well as it could be, and in America everything is going as badly as it could be,” Kucukalic says.

 “Australia is in a wonderful sweet spot. Its growth is linked to China, the currency is strong and employment is good.”

While Australians may be among the world’s richest people, high interest rates and rising living costs are diminishing their purchasing power.

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