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Study: Lego Investments May Be Better than Gold

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Vocabulary
-investment (n)投資、当資金
-profitable (adj.)有益な、収益の高い
-index (n)指数
-storage (n)補完、貯蔵、記憶
-collectible (n)収集品
-telegraph (n)電信
-superheroe (n)スーパーヒーロー
-rise, rose, risen

Abstract
Researchers from Russia’s Higher School of Economics found that Lego Sets increased in value by an average of about 11% every year compared with the average increase in the value of gold since the year 2000 was less than 10%. Its increasing rate is more profitable than stocks or gold, or even alternative investments such as art and wine.
The Lego sets which were used in this study were limited to only sets that had never been opened. Also, The co-author said that not all sets are equally successful.

What are your thoughts on the fact that Lego may be a more profitable investment than stocks or gold?

I was surprised that Lego could use it as an investment. I know that some kinds of toys like very popular trading cards become costly some time after they are sold.
However I didn’t imagine that it would become higher than gold or stocks. But, I feel that it is a funny thing to store Lego sets without opening and playing. Because it was made for playing.
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