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Index-linked bond funds failed to defend against inflation in 2022 and 2023. So is there any point keeping them and what are the alternatives?
Runaway inflation is one of the biggest threats an investor faces. Enter our definitive guide to fighting it
Every year seems weird these days. Maybe it’s all down to the coming singularity. Certainly 2022’s quadruple whammy of war, drought, inflation, and plunging equity and bond prices has provided enough contrast to please even a late-stage Picasso. Crops wither while inflation runs wild! Energy prices soar while portfolios plummet! Or maybe it’s just the [...]
High inflation can be murderous for equities and bond returns. But it’s more complicated than that.
And you thought the pandemic kept you up at night. A wave of high inflation is engulfing the UK economy, with January’s 5.5% CPI inflation measure the highest for 30 years. Few will sleep easily as the cost of living soars. It’s enough to send you back into social isolation to avoid paying higher prices: [...]
Inflation has been a very different experience throughout history, which may colour our responses today.
We can’t really call equities an inflation hedge. Not when their real return falls with high inflation!
Calculate your personal inflation rate to stop the money monster eating your wealth.
Here’s the first part in a new occasional series of articles aimed at absolute beginners to investing. Apples for teacher appreciated.
UK inflation-linked gilt funds are full of long-dated bonds, potentially exposing you to far more risk than you realise.
Real returns on cash are headed into negative territory, as a result of the decision to Brexit.
It’s best to make like Gollum from Lord of the Rings, and murmur “My Precious…” while fondling and renewing your NS&I Index-linked certificates…
You might think that inflation is just something that happens, but in reality it’s a policy tool with specific uses, including a means of reducing the public debt.
Index-linked National Savings certificates are to return in 2011-2012, the government has confirmed in the small print of its budget. Get on the waiting list!
Inflation linked savings bonds look set to become more common than ex-North African dictators house-hunting in London. But not all are created equally.
I fear high inflation as much as the next man, but it’s important to realize that an inflationary spiral is always being predicted by someone.
Pretty, isn’t it? Well, perhaps not if you’re a member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, responsible for setting interest rates. In your case it’s a headache: a rather bloodier shade of red might be more appropriate. The graph is taken from the Bank of England’s latest quarterly Inflation Report for November 2008. [...]