Gold's main drawback is that it pays neither a dividend, like a share, nor a coupon, like a bond, nor a rent, like property.

黄金最大的缺点在于它不像股票那样支付股息或者红利也不像债券有债息更不像物业可以收取租金。

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It pays neither a dividend, like a share, nor a coupon, like a bond, nor a rent, like property.

它无法分配股息、提供债券折扣和支付资产租金。

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The dividend is riskier than the coupon on a long Treasury bond (which yields about the same) but is presumably better protected against inflation.

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They resemble bonds in that their dividend rate is typically fixed, much like a bond coupon.

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