The Big Q: how are you inflation-proofing your portfolios?

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Two fund management groups discuss their methods of protecting clients' investments from inflation...

Simon Evan-Cook Senior investment manager, Premier multi-asset funds If we think of inflation-proofing like damp-proofing, we must first establish what level of wetness to expect. If it is relentless drizzle causing creeping damage - as in, say, a British summer - a good builder should be able to do a comprehensive proofing job. This is what we have experienced over the last five years. But if we are worried about flooding or, worse, a Zimbabwean tsunami of inflation, the job is far harder. That would be less about proofing, and more about damage limitation. We believe the first ...

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