这个不是“浮云”,看看你的事业和理财是否成功?
黛绿年华
我想绝大多数大陆旅居海外的华人都会深切关注自己的资产状况。不但要清楚地知道,自己的净资产值是多少?还想知道自己的净资产值在自己所生活的社会(国家)里,处于一个什么相对位置?我自己也是这样,但长期以来找不到一个可用以判定的标准。
最近一个偶然的机会,发现了一个资料,愿与网友诸君共享并探讨。
2011年10月20日,瑞士信贷(Credit Suisse)发布《2011全球财富报告(Global Wealth Report)》,分析了全球共45亿成年人所持有的财富。
报告估计澳大利亚成年人所持有的财富平均值为$39万6千多美元,仅次于瑞士的$54万美元而为世界第二富有的居民。
报告又说,但是,就“成年人财富中间值(最富裕和最贫困人群的财富中点)”而言,澳大利亚以$21万7千多美元而高居球第一位,差不多是美国“成年人财富中间值”的四倍。
报告称,澳大利亚成年人所持财富的快速增长归因于澳元升值,房地产升值和大宗商品价格的上涨。瑞士信贷在澳洲的首席资产分析师Adnan Kucukalic 指出,澳洲先进的税制,强劲的劳工市场也对财富的更大分布作出了贡献。
报告也指出:“虽然澳大利亚人可能是世界上最富有的居民之一,但是较高的银行利率和上升的生活成本,正在降低澳洲人的购买力。”
不过,我对所谓“成年人财富中间值”这个概念不太欣赏。
我也根本不相信所谓“澳洲成年人财富中间值差不多是美国的四倍”这种说法。
我与几个白人同事说起此事,他们反倒认为这有可能。一是美国贫富差距比澳洲大得多;二是许多美国人的净资产值已经变成了“负数”。这些因素使得美国“成年人财富中间值”向下偏移。我不知道他们这种说法究竟有没有道理?
我还是比较欣赏最简单最直观的数据:澳洲和美国,人均财富分别是多少?
用古狗搜索了一下:2011年,澳大利亚人持有的财富总值是6万4千亿美元,澳洲总人口是2278万,人均财富是28.09万美元。
2011年,美国人持有的财富总值是58万5千亿美元,美国总人口是3亿1269万,人均财富是18.71万美元。
考虑到同样的商品,美国的价格可能比澳洲便宜很多,那么两国人民的实际购买力应该差不多吧?
本人搜索这些资料,并非要在澳,美两国间进行比较。而是主要使自己和网友诸君有一个大致的概念—我们奋斗多年后,所积累的资产与各自国家的“主流社会”相比,大致处于一个怎样的位置上?
我相信,一个人是否“成功”,与这个人所拥有的财富多少并无直接关系。但是我们生活在异邦他国,随时关注自己的财政状况也是必要的。这个“人均财富”数值,可以作为许多标准其中一项,用来衡量我们通常所说的“事业和理财是否成功”吗?
网友诸君,你们的看法如何呢?
---(黛绿年华)
Reference:
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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