Not exact matches
In this scheme, you've diversified a
little bit, have access to 50 % of your money immediately (either through online transfer or bringing your bonds to a teller), have an implicit US government guarantee for 50 % of your money and low risk for the rest, and get
inflation protection for 75 % of your money.
If there is any kind of
inflation worth really protecting yourself against then one thing you will notice at its onset is a divergence in the price of physical and GLD; with GLD offering very
little protection if any against
inflation.
These new products offer very
little protection from
inflation.
Unfortunately, once you're locked in, those interest rates offer
little protection from extreme changes in
inflation.
In contrast, high - quality fixed income investments such as government bonds, virtually eliminate this risk altogether, but offer
little or no
protection against
inflation.
Although bond funds are attractive to investors because of their relative stability and diversification, many of the more conservative offerings in this category offer
little or no
protection from
inflation.