Driven by supply chain bottlenecks and higher food, housing, and transport costs, inflation rose out of the Bank of Canada’s control range for the 6th month in a row, reports…
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Worried About the Future of the 60-40 Portfolio? We Look at Some Alternatives
The 60-40 portfolio has been a solid long-term performer for investors. It has worked in bull markets. It has also held up well in deflationary shocks. But with expected returns…
What Vanguard Found as Potent Inflation-Fighting Asset
Research by Vanguard shows that not all inflation hedges are created equally. This according to a recent MarketWatch article. TIPS: The article reports that although investors have been drawn to…
Are Equities an Inflation Hedge?
A recent CFA Institute article debates the case for equities as an inflation hedge. “Since operating businesses can increase their prices at will, the theory holds, they can mitigate the…
Goldman: Inflation Will Do a Number on Stocks
A new study by Goldman shows that stocks will do well if inflation remains muted, but an escalating consumer price index (CPI) will hurt returns. This according to a recent…