Not to mention the fact that TIPS come with the risk of default by the US government. It's time to think the unthinkable.
On Dec 23 09:09 AM 20smoney wrote:
> TIPS are calculated by the government's flawed inflation model, therefore > they can keep their inflation figures lower than real inflation. > TIPS will not provide you with a real hedge if and when the dollar > collapses. Only gold can do that.
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On Dec 23 09:09 AM 20smoney wrote:
> TIPS are calculated by the government's flawed inflation model, therefore
> they can keep their inflation figures lower than real inflation.
> TIPS will not provide you with a real hedge if and when the dollar
> collapses. Only gold can do that.