http://dailyreckoning.com/tips-on-how-to-protect-yourself-from-inflation/ Entertaining Ideas on the Economy, Markets, Gold, Oil and Investing Strategies. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:39:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://dailyreckoning.com/tips-on-how-to-protect-yourself-from-inflation/#comment-51672 DRUNK AND DISORDERLY Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:36:21 +0000 http://dailyreckoning.com/?p=22820#comment-51672 TIPS may be better than ordinary bills or bonds but there is one caveat. Interest paid is derived from the CPI and that figure is anything the gov says it is; typically very low-ball. This means you are likely to receive less interest than the REAL rate of inflation. Do you think the Treasury is going to protect you or use you? I have a simple motto, "If it's paper, it's only good for wiping your ***" TIPS may be better than ordinary bills or bonds but there is one caveat. Interest paid is derived from the CPI and that figure is anything the gov says it is; typically very low-ball. This means you are likely to receive less interest than the REAL rate of inflation. Do you think the Treasury is going to protect you or use you? I have a simple motto, “If it’s paper, it’s only good for wiping your ***”

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