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1.
Before you add commodities to your portfolio to hedge against inflation, what should you do?
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Both of the above. Emerging markets tend to be heavy on basic-material producers, and they in turn are beneficiaries of higher demand and prices. And although owning energy stocks is not the same as owning commodities directly, energy stocks have a fairly high correlation with energy prices.
2.
TIPS bonds _______ are regularly adjusted to reflect changes in inflation.
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Principal values. The principal values are adjusted as needed; this, in turn, will affect the interest payments that are made.
3.
What is the major reason for stocks being good inflation hedges?
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Their potential for high returns. Their returns can be potentially higher than those of bonds.
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If you are interested in adding commodities to your portfolio to hedge against inflation, you should first check to see if any of your existing investments have some commodities exposure in them.
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True. For example, emerging markets often have a lot of basic-material producers.
5.
Treasury inflation-protected securities are backed by _______.
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The US government. That adds an element of safety to inflation-conscious investors.