The impending inflation affects different asset classes differently.
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Frankfurt, Zurich Investors can not only hedge their portfolios with inflation-resistant stocks. In view of the development on the real estate market, landlords, for example, can usually lean back and relax, even in times of inflation. It is more complicated with bonds, because there are hardly any interest rates and rising yields are causing prices to fall. Furthermore, anyone who wants to neutralize inflation must be lucky to earn something.
When it comes to commodities, gold is no longer a reliable hedge. The precious metal is suffering from rising interest rates and low demand for safe havens. And cryptocurrencies? Bitcoins were created with the aim of being more stable than the usual currencies. The practice is different, however.
Read here how the four different asset classes fare under inflationary conditions:
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