Day 116 of 150

Day 116: Stocks or a Savings Account

In Kemerovo, a retired miner asks his nephew, who works in finance, what to do with his savings.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Серёжа, ты у нас теперь финансист. Хочу всю свою кубышку положить на вклад, пока процент хороший.

    Seryozha, you're the family financier now. I want to put my whole nest egg in a deposit account while the interest is good.

  2. B

    Дядь Коль, на вкладе надёжно, но скучно. Я бы часть в акции вложил.

    Uncle Kolya, a deposit is safe, but it's boring. I'd put part of it into shares.

  3. A

    В акции? Я в девяностые ваучер уже вложил, до сих пор дивидендов жду.

    Shares? I already invested my privatisation voucher back in the nineties, and I'm still waiting for the dividends.

  4. B

    Сейчас не девяностые. На длинной дистанции акции, скорее всего, дадут больше, чем любой вклад.

    It's not the nineties now. Over the long run, shares will most likely earn more than any deposit.

  5. A

    «Скорее всего»... А гарантию ты мне дашь, финансист?

    'Most likely'... And will you give me a guarantee, Mr. Financier?

  6. B

    Гарантий никто не даст, это честно. Но и вклад, если инфляция разгонится, не такая уж надёжная защита.

    Nobody will give you guarantees, that's the honest truth. But a deposit isn't such a safe shield either, if inflation takes off.

  7. A

    Бабка моя, помню, говорила: не клади все яйца в одну корзину. Может, половину туда, половину сюда?

    My grandmother, I remember, used to say: don't put all your eggs in one basket. Maybe half here, half there?

  8. B

    Выходит, бабушка твоя придумала диверсификацию раньше всех банков. Так и сделаем: половину на вклад, половину в акции.

    So your grandmother came up with diversification before any bank did. That's what we'll do: half in the deposit, half in shares.

  9. A

    Ладно, по рукам. Только в угольные ни копейки: я тридцать лет в забое отработал, про уголь знаю слишком много.

    All right, it's a deal. Only not a kopeck in coal companies: I spent thirty years at the coal face, I know far too much about coal.

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