Economics

What Hedges Inflation?

Inflation is inevitable in market economies, but investors can prepare for it by investing in asset types that outperform the market during periods of high inflation. Keeping inflation-hedged asset classes on your watch list and striking when you see inflation will help your diversified portfolio thrive when inflation strikes. Gold, commodities, various real estate investments, […]

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Was Inflation A Cause Of The Great Depression?

Austrian economists claim that the Great Depression was a foregone conclusion as a result of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies in the 1920s. The central bank’s strategy of “loose credit” resulted in an unsustainable credit-fueled boom. During this time, money supply inflation caused an unsustainable boom in asset values (stocks and bonds) as well as

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