Today's young can barely believe how obsessed everyone was with investing and financial markets 10 years ago. Back in 2009, armies of television pundits used to shout about stocks all day long, while up-to-the-minute prices whirred across screens. Some financial analysts were actually revered. What a difference a decade of sub-par economic growth and low returns can make. Almost nobody is interested in investing now. Hard work and stashing one's money under the mattress, preferably in a mix of high and low-denomination bills, is considered the road to wealth in the west these days.
今天（2019年）的年轻人，可能很难相信10年前，人们曾是那样痴迷于投资和金融市场。2009年那时，大批的所谓专家成天在电视上高谈阔论着股票，屏幕上滚动播报着最新一秒的股价。一些金融分析师居然还真的颇受人们尊敬。持续10年的低增长率和低回报率，真是让人间换了模样啊！现在几乎没人对投资感兴趣了。如今的西方人认为，努力工作并把钱（最好大、小面额的钞票兼而有之）藏在床垫下才是致富之道。