How today's inflationary environment is similar and different from the great inflation of the 1970s. What are the best assets to protect your portfolio if the next great inflation is here.

Topics covered include:

How is inflation measured and why the pandemic made calculating inflation difficult
What causes inflation
Why is inflation increasing currently
What caused the great inflation of the 1970s
Which assets are best to own to protect against inflation

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Show Notes

A Complete Guide to Understanding and Protecting Against Inflation—Money For The Rest of Us

Great Inflation 2.0? Lessons from the 1970s by Simon Macadam—Capital Economics

When it comes to inflation, how much fortitude does the Fed have? by Sebastion Mallaby—Financial Times

If Inflation Is Coming, Here Is What to Do About It by James Mackintosh—The Wall Street Journal

A Complete Guide to Investing in TIPS and I Bonds—Money For The Rest of Us

334 Plus: A New Inflation ETF, Inverse ETFs, and Excess CAPE Yields—Money For The Rest of Us

IVOL ETF Analysis and Review—Money For The Rest of Us

What is Roll Yield and How It Impacts Commodity and VIX ETF Returns—Money For The Rest of Us

Inflation, Explained