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Portfolios 406: How to Inflation-Protect Your Portfolio

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1.
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.
2.
When a TIPS bond matures, what does the bondholder receive?
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The bonds original value or the value adjusted upward for inflation, whichever is greater.
3.
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.
4.
If you want to add commodities to your portfolio to hedge against inflation, a good rule of thumb is to limit them to _______.
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5-6%. Because they can be volatile, consider keeping them limited, especially if you are retired.
5.
Are stocks in general an indirect way to protect your portfolio from inflation?
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Yes, because stocks have the potential for higher returns than bonds, and inflation will take a smaller bite, in percentage terms, out of your future purchasing power. Because of this, stocks have traditionally been used for inflation protection.