Not exact matches
If you
want a hedge
against inflation, the United States Treasury offers
inflation -
protected bonds for just this purpose.
On the other hand public service pensions are
protected against inflation - if you
wanted an equivalent defined contribution pension, annuity rates are actually quite a bit lower than that - more like # 350 - # 400 per # 10K.
The investor who
wanted to be
protected against permanent loss risk would be 100 % cash, however, they would risk falling behind in purchasing power by the rate of
inflation each year.
And you
want to own some dry powder assets which
protect you
against inflation, provide liquidity and real return.