Sentences with phrase «barely keep pace with inflation»

Previously, people in Elizabeth's generation could get by on GICs, but today's rates barely keep pace with inflation.

In an earlier post, I assessed homeownership from an investment perspective and found that homes are terrible investments that barely keep pace with inflation.

In an earlier post, I assessed home ownership from an investment perspective and found that homes are terrible investments that barely keep pace with inflation.

Today's returns can barely keep pace with inflation.

Wages, meanwhile, are barely keeping pace with inflation.

... No wonder teaching salaries have barely kept pace with inflation, despite escalating education budgets.»

With investment grade rates barely keeping pace with inflation, investors started «chasing yield» wherever it might be found... high yield bonds, emerging market debt, world bond funds, bank loan funds, «non-traditional» and «multi-sector» bonds funds, et cetera.

Instead of a 2 - per - cent return in «high - interest» savings (a paltry yield that barely keeps pace with inflation), it may be possible to earn 5 per cent or more in diversified dividend - paying mutual funds.

If she is unlikely to need to draw on this money, I think you can take a more aggressive stance and consider exposure to stocks, which may be the best inflation hedge in a low - rate environment where fixed - income is barely keeping pace with inflation.

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Yun noted positive developments in the labor market this year that should support increased wages, which have barely kept up with the pace of inflation.