There are times to
seek inflation protection, and times not to.
Not exact matches
Prices for gold bullion and other precious metals have climbed over the past decade to new heights as investors
sought protection against the erosion of incomes and wealth by
inflation.
This strategy, known as equity income investing, can be an attractive alternative to bond investing as it
seeks to offer greater
protection against
inflation as well as potential for capital appreciation.
For investors
seeking long - term total returns, primarily in the U.S. Treasury market, with added emphasis on the
protection of purchasing power through
inflation hedges such as precious metals shares and other bond - market alternatives.
The World Precious Minerals Fund
seeks long - term growth of capital while providing
protection against
inflation and monetary instability.
The first no - load gold fund in the U.S., USERX
seeks not just capital appreciation but also
protection against monetary instability and the very
inflation I discussed earlier.
If you decide that you
seek the diversification and
inflation -
protection that commodities may offer, an ETF can be a relatively low - cost way to get exposure to this unique asset class.
Investors who
seek protection from
inflation in the fixed - income arena can look to instruments such as Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), which pay an interest rate that is indexed to i
inflation in the fixed - income arena can look to instruments such as Treasury
Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), which pay an interest rate that is indexed to i
Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), which pay an interest rate that is indexed to
inflationinflation.
This strategy, known as equity income investing, can be an attractive alternative to bond investing as it
seeks to offer greater
protection against
inflation as well as potential for capital appreciation.
For investors
seeking long - term total returns, primarily in the U.S. Treasury market, with added emphasis on the
protection of purchasing power through
inflation hedges such as precious metals shares and other bond - market alternatives.
Consider this fund if you are
seeking a diversified income solution that will provide a combination of current income, modest capital growth and
inflation protection.
The largest allocations are to core property types such as residential, office, and industrial due to their strong track record of delivering the stable income,
inflation protection and growth investors
seek in real estate.
Although
inflation - indexed bonds
seek to provide
inflation protection, their prices may decline when interest rates rise and vice versa.
If you're
seeking safety, growth, value, diversification,
inflation protection etc. you're most likely, of course, to find it outside of your home market...
PIMCO thinks it can beat benchmarks to
seek global yields with
inflation protection.
Actively managed commodity solutions are typically opaque and have high fees, but RAFI commodities
seeks to deliver
inflation protection, portfolio diversification, and excess returns in a low - cost smart beta strategy.
Objective Evergreen Precious Metals Fund
seeks capital growth and
inflation protection over the long term with current income as a secondary objective.
For investors
seeking to gain some
inflation protection and to defer interest income, or for those who desire a small minimum investment, I Bonds offer advantages unavailable from other investments.