That’s a practical sentiment because inflation remains at multi-decade highs and because some inflation-fighting segments let investors down this year, indicating that some of those assets may be offering value
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That’s a practical sentiment because inflation remains at multi-decade highs and because some inflation-fighting segments let investors down this year, indicating that some of those assets may be offering value
These inflation hedges can help protect your portfolio.
As advisors—and investors—we are going through tough economic times right now. The stock market is tanking, inflation remains high, and interest rates are increasing.
While the Act has been long awaited and is a welcome piece of legislation across energy transition industries, it pays to note that there is still much room to grow if the U.S. wants to decarbonize and spur investments, in both
75 basis point hikes have been recently deployed in Europe and Canada, and markets expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to follow suit, causing Kristina Hooper, Invesco’s chief global market strategist, to invent a new expression.
Beyond these broad supply-chain disruptions, perhaps one half of the runup in durable goods prices looks be a result of the semiconductor shortage alone. High demand has conspired with supply constraints to
So, I think a key thing to think about as you’re thinking about your portfolio is, even as you might be inclined to throw bonds overboard given how poor their performance has been in the first half of 2022, they
As inflation surges, the dollar isn’t stretching as far as it used to, and consumers can feel it. But inflation doesn’t just impact current consumption. Inflation also eats into investment returns and erodes wealth.
Should Fed rate tightening harm the economy, RAAX is an ETF to consider because it’s home to an array of safe haven assets, including several ETFs with gold exposure. With high inflation persisting, a clear
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to inflation in critical commodities — and yet at the same time has also led some market watchers to question how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be with
“It is important for investors to protect their portfolios, but we believe many traditional inflation hedges/ inflationary investments are suboptimal,” according to Horizon Kinetics. In the upcoming webcast,
The producer price index (PPI) for final demand increased 9.7% while core-PPI rose 6.9% for the 12 months ending in January. Conclusion: with global supply chains continuing to become more strained, Europe’s heavy reliance on Russian gas, and Ukraine/Russia contributing around 30% of the world’s
The Merger Fund (MERFX), managed by Virtus affiliate Westchester Capital Management, the first mutual fund devoted exclusively to merger arbitrage, has historically outperformed bonds in rising rate environments.
Retired workers who are pulling part of their cash flows from their portfolios, I think necessarily are more concerned because the portion of their portfolios that they’re withdrawing to cover their living expenses aren’t inherently inflation-protected.