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Basics (Saving and Investing) Intermediate: Effects of Inflation on Investments

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Historically, stocks have provided a rate of return superior to the rate of inflation in the United States.
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True. Stock returns have historically outpaced inflation in the United States; this is one reason for their popularity.
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What does inflation measure?
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The rate of increase in the general price level of goods and services. With regard to prices, inflation refers to their growth.
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Hedging is the practice of reducing risk by investing in risk-free assets.
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False. Hedging is the practice of investing in assets that reduce the risk associated with other assets in your portfolio by responding to a particular stimulus in an opposite manner.
4.
Real returns on stocks tend to decrease when inflation increases.
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True. Evidence has shown that inflation causes a decrease in the real return on stock investments.
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High inflation results in lower nominal returns for fixed-income investors.
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False. Nominal returns are not affected by inflation. However, high inflation will result in lower real returns for fixed-income investors.
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Introduction to Effects of Inflation on Investments What Is Inflation? The Effect of Inflation on Fixed-Income Investments The Effect of Inflation on Stocks Hedging against Inflation Summary of Effects of Inflation on Investments Find out what you learned