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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 ...

The investment seeks to maximize real return without assuming what the Adviser considers to be undue risk. The fund pursues its objective by investing principally in inflation-indexed securities (such ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...