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Inflation is prices in general
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Inflation is prices in general
Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices — a basket of things people buy — not “my stock went up.” A stock can rise because the business is better, because the currency is weaker, because the crowd is excited, or all three. Calling every green day inflation is how people skip the work.
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Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices — a basket of things people buy — not “my stock went up.” A stock can rise because the business is better, because the currency is weaker, because the crowd is excited, or all three. Calling every green day inflation is how people skip the work.
A consumer-price is a recipe for that basket. Recipes can be argued with. They are still a map. Real return is what you kept after that map moved. A 8% mark in a 8% inflation year is standing still in purchasing power — if the map fits your life, which it may not.
Some assets have stories as “inflation hedges.” Gold has a long one. Some stocks can raise prices. Some cannot. Crypto’s story is newer and louder. Stories are not coupons. Size them as stories.
We will not tell you what to own against inflation. We will tell you to name whether you are protecting a life in a currency, or trading a .
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