As inflation becomes a structural feature of global markets, investors need tools that defend against both realized and anticipated price pressures.

The Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF offers low-risk exposure to US Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds with maturities under 5 years. VTIP yields 3.81% with robust ...

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Inflation is proving harder to tame. Simon Doyle explains why and shares the assets he trusts most to protect real returns.

Today's new Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 2.7% is an improvement from the previous reading, but the headline inflation number is still high—and it has real implications for your savings. That's ...

Purchasing power halves in 24 years at 3% inflation versus 35 years at 2%. Retirement savings targets rise from $1M to $1.2M when inflation runs at 3.5% instead of 2%. Withdrawal rates should drop ...