But an increasing number of plans are starting to
make inflation protection contingent on adequate funding.
Not exact matches
And, as my colleagues stress in a recent paper, it can
make sense for some investors to buy
inflation protection before they actually need it.
Mr. Lynn
makes the case that Amazon's dominance isn't just a story of an industry disrupted by online commerce and digital upheaval, it's about the abandoning of New Deal era
protections of retailers in 1975 (promoted by backers as a means to fight
inflation, says Mr. Lynn) and what he portrays as a shift in 1981 in the Justice Department's interpretation of antitrust law based on «Chicago School» theories of efficiency and consumer welfare.
This
makes sense given it is the same food and energy in the indices that is in the CPI and that energy is the most volatile component so the more energy, the higher the
inflation protection.
And, as my colleagues stress in a recent paper, it can
make sense for some investors to buy
inflation protection before they actually need it.
Infrastructure has also become crowded, but offers good
inflation protection, as well as stable yields both of which
makes it an attractive asset class for endowment funds.
They shouldn't be
making any claims about offering
inflation protection.
Liberty Mutual offers
inflation protection coverage that automatically adjusts your policy limits to keep up with the rate of
inflation to keep up with the cost of
making repairs to your property.
REITs have been on fire recently due to a convergence of factors — high yields, appreciation potential,
inflation protection, liquidity, access to capital markets, and no corporate taxes
make REITs attractive both as an investment and as an organizational structure.