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This is the second of a two-part series discussing financial growth options. Last week we looked at some of the problems associated with traditional “safe” investment strategies and high inflation ...

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

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 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 ...

Inflation has crept up again, hovering around 3%, which is higher than the Federal Reserve would like. For retirees, that means higher prices on everything from groceries to healthcare. Retirees ...

Quick explanation of how TIPs work, as these are somewhat niche securities. TIPs are treasury inflation-protected securities. As with normal treasuries, TIPs are issued by the U.S. Treasury, backed by ...

There’s been a market curveball. The story had been war headlines and price pressures. Markets often look past both. Then the labor picture turned. The latest report showed we lost 92,000 jobs in ...

Water utilities provide superior inflation protection compared to energy networks amid market concerns over Middle East conflict impacts on inflation and interest rates, according to Citi analysts on ...