What are you going to do about inflation?

Discussion in 'Economics' started by birdman, Feb 15, 2022.

  1. GUSD and USDC
    8%-11% APY
     
    #11     Feb 15, 2022
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  2. This is the biggest question of all right now. Inflation is going to come in here and wreck shit. I think being about 100% invested in stocks/gold/real estate is the best one can do. Besides borrow big.
     
    #12     Feb 15, 2022
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  3. Overnight

    Overnight

    You are trying to behave like a perma-bull, but I do not believe you. You do not have the cahones yet to be one.

    Prove it.

     
    #13     Feb 15, 2022
  4. ET180

    ET180

    I've been in EEM for over a year. Hasn't gone anywhere, but I think the upside is greater than the downside.
     
    #14     Feb 15, 2022
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  5. KCalhoun

    KCalhoun

    Try and make more money trading : p
     
    #15     Feb 15, 2022
  6. Keeping your money in short-term bonds is a good strategy to maintain your capital or savings account. Because, if rising inflation leads to higher interest rates, short-term investments are more resilient whereas long-term investments will likely suffer major losses. For this reason, it’s best to stick with short- to intermediate-term investments and avoid anything long-term focused.
     
    #16     Feb 16, 2022
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  7. Who said I was a perma-bull? Quite the opposite. But if I WAS a perma-bull, I would not be listening to anything remotely similar to what you posted, more something like this, pretty much describing you and I both at this point if you get the meaning haha.... :)


     
    #17     Feb 16, 2022

  8. Yes Paul. that makes total sense. The only problem is that doing what you said still hurts you. If inflation is at 7.5%, and short/intermediate term bonds are paying interest to the tune of 2%, you are still losing 5.5% a year...
     
    #18     Feb 16, 2022
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  9. VicBee

    VicBee

    I did but the property a couple of years ago, I put a chunk of cash in a single company that I believe will continue to grow for the next 5 years, I have a chunk of money in an all stocks mutual fund that I hope will return 8% this year (it's been avg 25+% a year over 10 years) and I have about 10% remaining in crypto and stock related. And I'm almost 60.
     
    #19     Feb 16, 2022
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  10. Price caps would be a stupid move. Why do that and create a boomerang if you can just hand out money to the poor since debt interest rates in real terms are negative. Or tax credits, or....
     
    #20     Feb 16, 2022
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