Rewatch webinar: Baillie Gifford's Ross Mathison on income and growth investing

Changing workforce demographics, Covid and climate change are pushing prices higher, leading to investment strategy shifts, Mathison told the webinar audience. Above-target inflation is back in the headlines - the US hit a 40-year high of 7.9% in February - and there's growing concern rising prices may be around beyond the short-term. "For anyone relying on a fixed income, one or two years of higher inflation is a bit painful, but a prolonged spell can profoundly dent their purchasing power," said Mathison. "For a long-term income to be sustainable, it needs to be inflation-proof. ...