Glossary - Inflation protection

Description

Inflation protection refers to investment strategies or assets designed to preserve the real value of capital and income when prices rise. Assets with inflation-linked cashflows, such as infrastructure, property leases, or inflation-indexed bonds, can help investors maintain purchasing power.

Alternate Names

  • Inflation hedge
  • Real return protection
  • Inflation-indexed investing
  • Price-level protection
  • Inflation-linked returns