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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 ...

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 ...

The Federal Reserve board likes to keep inflation around 2%, a number that the economy can absorb steadily without wreaking too much havoc. When it starts to rise, even by just 1%, it can begin to ...

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

In a market characterized by volatility and inflation, infrastructure debt assets are increasingly attractive for investors because of the defensive characteristics they offer. The asset class is less ...

For decades, retirement planning has assumed inflation would average around 2-2.5% annually, and financial planners built withdrawal strategies, income projections, and spending budgets around this ...

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 ...