How to Protect Against Inflation

Rising inflation means I’ll pay more for things, and the money I’ve got parked in a “high-yield” savings account is effectively earning a negative return.

That’s how I think about inflation. How do investment bankers think about inflation? Let’s just say they go into a bit more depth and use big words like “contango.”

Here are the best ways to protect against unexpected inflation.

To reduce the impact of high unexpected inflation on your portfolio returns you may consider Inflation-linked Bond ETFs, investing in physical Real Estate, or Equities with business models having the ability to pass on costs.

Ways to Protect Your Portfolio From Inflation

The key reason why bankers delay rate hikes to slow down inflation is that the accumulated public and private debt is massive and would impact its repayment and thus economic growth.

Why Bankers Don’t Care About Inflation (For Now)

What type of tax is Inflation? Inflation is a hidden tax. As Milton Friedman once said, it is a tax without legislation. Inflation penalizes those who lend money and favors those that borrow.

Why You Should Care About Inflation

One of the things that may not be intuitive is that when you buy a stock or a bond, current inflation expectations are built into the price that you pay.

How does Inflation Affect the Stock Market?

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