You can always hold cash... of course, that's got its own risks (theft), and you're not immune from inflation...
Using something a store of value is essentially anticipating that someone will give you something valuable in the future. This holds whether that store of value is a promise from a bank (in your deposit account), or a government bond, or a commodity.
You can never be completely sure of the future. But some entities are much better about it than others.
Using something a store of value is essentially anticipating that someone will give you something valuable in the future. This holds whether that store of value is a promise from a bank (in your deposit account), or a government bond, or a commodity.
You can never be completely sure of the future. But some entities are much better about it than others.