Inflation is Back. Are Your Investments Ready?
The annual inflation rate hovered below 2.5% for the entire 2010s, but it increased to over 5% in summer 2021 is likely here to stay. Average costs are rising significantly for the first time in many people's investing careers, and some investments will respond better than others. By following these three tips, your portfolio will be ready for continued inflation throughout the 2020s.
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Behind every stock, there is a company with a business model that inflation impacts differently. Companies that will benefit from inflation can successfully pass their costs on to the consumer, such as Apple or Amazon. People are still lining up to a buy new iPhones and ordering things on Amazon Prime, and these megacap companies don't feel the woes of inflation like others.
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