Assets like homes drop in value.
The result has been a steady drop in value.
If they invest in the stock market, the capital can drop in value.
The latest Case-Shiller index has Las Vegas showing a 17.4% annual drop in value.
The company said it would record a charge in the quarter to reflect the unit's drop in value.
The company floated at £2, and was down to almost 50p in December, a scarcely believable 75% drop in value.
And Forbes has just dropped him from its list, citing the drop in value of A.I.G. shares.
Mr. Stern had predicted it would drop in value, but except for a dip, it has continued to rise.
That would be on top of the 3.3% fall registered in 2015, and would equate to a £360,000 drop in value for a £4m property in 2016.
Not all of the homes have experienced such a precipitous drop in value, Mr. Gillani added, pointing out that a wave of foreclosures has skewed some figures.
The euro's drop in value compared with the dollar, Mr. Duisenberg said, is a "cause of concern with regard to future price stability".
