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The Motley Fool
October 19, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Consumer Price Index, Part 2 The CPI has a direct effect on nearly every person in the country, and although economists disagree about aspects of its accuracy, it is widely used as a measure of how well government leaders are managing the economy.   |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
Avoid Inflation Deflation So how do you figure out how big of a drag inflation will be in retirement? Don't leave it to chance: Incorporate inflation into your calculations. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
Are Your Dollars Dragging? Don't let inflation erode your lifetime savings. Calculate your future spending money. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
This Inflation Fighter Isn't Bulletproof TIPS protect against inflation, but they're still vulnerable to higher rates. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2009
Amanda B. Kish |
Inflation Is Coming, Sooner or Later What can investors do to proactively stave off inflation? Well, many of the traditional measures we turn to may not work quite as neatly as we would believe. |
Finance & Development
March 2010
Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Is Inflation? It may be one of the most familiar words in economics. What, then, is inflation, and why is it so important? |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2010
Nick Kapur |
Inflation Is Already Here Despite official CPI numbers saying inflation doesn't exist, many metrics show otherwise. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
Defy the Effects of Gravity Don't let your retirement portfolio get old and droopy. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2007
John Rosevear |
TIPS for Dodging Inflation These Treasury securities can help hedge against inflation -- sometimes. TIPS have become quite popular among institutional and individual investors looking for some measure of inflation protection in the conservative segments of their portfolios. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
Inflation 101 Here's your primer on inflation -- what it is, how it affects you and how to guard against it. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Why TIPS Won't Save You Although TIPS are a better investment than bonds that don't have inflation protection built in, putting all your money into them is a bad bet. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2010
Peng Chen |
The Inflation Scenario Both traditional stocks and bonds are quite likely to suffer in high inflationary environments, while inflation-indexed bond returns tend to be quite stable across different inflation environments. |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
The Inflation Rate May Not Be 15,000% ... Pay attention to the inflation rate. Even a 2% increase affects your investments. |
The Motley Fool
July 2, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Tearing Apart the Consumer Price Index The torture chamber of adjustments the Consumer Price Index goes through in order to calculate inflation is probably one most supreme courts would deem unconstitutional. Here are a few important CPI contortions to keep in mind. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why Would Anyone Buy This? Negative rates don't look good, but they may pay off for investors. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
7 Inflation-Fighting ETFs Here are seven funds investors can use to shield their portfolio from inflation. |
Investment Advisor
September 2007
Susan L. Hirshman |
Me? Worry About Inflation? Now may be a good time to raise the inflation issue with financial advisory clients. |
Entrepreneur
October 2004
Scott Bernard Nelson |
At Your Finger TIPS Get a hold on high inflation rates with Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. They're hot, and about to get hotter. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Should You Buy This Unknown Inflation Fighter? Prices are on the rise, but this closed end fund gives you a discount. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Why Those Inflation Numbers Look Bogus Gas prices have skyrocketed. You're paying more at the grocery store. So why is it that every month when the government releases the latest inflation figures, the numbers never look high enough? |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2008
Adam J. Wiederman |
Why You Must Own These Stocks It is inflation -- inflation much higher than you expect -- that will, quite likely, ruin your work-free days. Which is why you should prepare yourself by owning these stocks. |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Christopher Farrell |
Why TIPS Are Still a Buy Despite a recent slide, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities provide a sound inflation hedge. They will, indeed, behave as they were intended to -- if you hold them until maturity. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Will Inflation Kill Your Stocks? Although inflation can depress the future value of earnings, it also permits companies to raise their prices. And rising prices might not be the death knell you expect them to be. |
BusinessWeek
December 19, 2005
Kathleen Madigan |
Inflation: How Not To Forecast Price Hikes Economists and investors look for a statistical connection between current data and future trends. But, what has worked in the past for predicting inflation no longer holds up. |
Registered Rep.
April 5, 2010
Stan Luxenberg |
After a Rollercoaster Year, Are TIPS Attractive? Those can help to diversify portfolios and protect purchasing power. But for all the virtues of TIPS, they can be volatile creatures that suffer significant losses. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2012
Scott Colyer |
Failed TIPS On the surface, TIPS would appear to protect investors, but there are inherent problems. For starters, if the securities are held in a taxable account, investors pay an ordinary tax rate on income they will not receive until maturity. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
4 Ways Investors Get Inflation Wrong Get to know inflation before it gets to know you. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2007
Chuck Saletta |
A Million Bucks Ain't Enough If you're not prepared, inflation can ruin your retirement. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2007
James C. Cooper |
Why The Fed's Cut Won't Spark Inflation Housing woes, tighter credit, and a softer labor market should douse inflation. |
BusinessWeek
January 8, 2007
James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Why The Market Isn't Listening To The Fed It's ignoring inflation warnings, but bets on lower rates may be too optimistic. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Right Investments for Your Retirement Set up a portfolio that will last throughout your golden years. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2010
George Strickland |
TIPS and Ladders Investors are worried about inflation rising. One way to measure their level of anxiety is to look at the break-even rate between Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) and fixed-rate Treasury notes. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Daniel Kruger |
The Two-Year Rally in TIPS May Be Over Inflation fears helped push up the price of the government bonds. With little inflation in sight, demand for TIPS is waning |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007
Gresham & Gresham |
Sticker Shock Everybody knows about inflation. Of course they do. "Everyone" also knows that they -- or a spouse -- could easily live to 90 and beyond and have factored that longevity into their retirement planning, right? |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn |
Price Controls It's beginning to look a lot like inflation. Or is it? Statistics seem to tell the story, but when it comes to inflation, not everyone agrees how the plot will unfold. |
Finance & Development
December 2009 |
Inflation Drops to Negative Territory The global crisis has caused inflation rates to fall almost everywhere |
Registered Rep.
December 3, 2012
Brad Zigler |
Whip Inflation Now With seemingly endless quantitative easing by the Fed, should you plan for the worst? |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
Retire With a Real Million Bucks How can you invest your savings to earn returns that get you to that magic number? |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Accounting for Inflation Learn how inflation (and taxes) can eat up your profits. |
BusinessWeek
April 14, 2011
Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks to Goldman's Jan Hatzius Goldman Sachs's chief U.S. economist offers his views on inflation and the budget deficit |
Financial Advisor
June 2004
Fuss & Hyll |
What You Don't Know About TIPS Are Treasury Inflation Protected Securities always tops? Not in a low inflation environment. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Show Inflation Who's Boss Inflation certainly has measurable effects on your investments. Still, don't assume you have no control over it -- because you do. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2006
Robert Brokamp |
Protect Your Retirement From Inflation A retirement plan that doesn't account for inflation is like a house infested with termites. So how does a retiree prop up his purchasing power? By investing in blue-chip, dividend-paying stocks. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
3 Ways to Inflation-Proof Your Portfolio These ETFs take different paths to the same goal. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Is Deflation Back on the Table? One number from February might be a warning sign. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2006
John Dutemple |
Hot TIPS to Heed Stocks are best for the long run, but TIPS (Treasury-issued bonds) have a place in a diversified portfolio, too. With higher interest rates, they could pay off in the short run. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2011
Stoyan Bojinov |
Inflation ETF Special: 25 ETF Ideas to Fight Rising Prices There's no silver bullet that is guaranteed to offset inflation, but there are dozens of ETFs that may be useful for those worried about the impact of rising prices on their portfolio. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2011
Craig L. Israelsen |
Consistency Matters What have we learned from analyzing four decades of asset class returns? Just this: An equally weighted, multi-asset approach to building investment portfolios is the model of consistency through booms and busts. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Solid Gold in the '70s There's no doubt that the gold and precious-metals markets are hot. To feed the buying demand, additional products have hit the ETF market. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2006 |
Accounting for Inflation Investors, ignore the effects of inflation only at your own peril. |
