Brace for a Market Crash With These 3 (Surprising) New Inflation Hedges

An inflation hedge protects against currency devaluation caused by rising prices. It involves investing in assets expected to maintain or increase value. Hedging can prevent investment losses due to inflation, which reduces the real return. For instance, the real return is negative if a stock yields 5%, but inflation is 6%. Inflation-hedged assets may retain high value despite lower intrinsic worth as investors seek them out.When people talk about their money not stretching as far, they’re referring to infl ...