Over a short-term period, less than half of all German stocks generate a positive return. In the long run, the return is positive for only six out of ten stocks. Moreover, one in five shares suffers an almost complete loss of value in the long-term.

The corona pandemic is fuelling divergence in the eurozone. Although real estate prices are defying the pandemic, prices for business wealth in the southern countries of the eurozone are suffering more from the pandemic than in the north.

At the end of 2019, asset prices for private households in the Eurozone had risen by +6.3% compared with the end of the previous year. While asset prices rose significantly in Greece, the smallest price increase was observed in Italy.