IVOL - Stagflation: A Clear And Present Danger

• 2021 has seen a big surge in cost pressures that seem to be accelerating. Energy and rent are two big components of this rising inflation.
• This inflation has eaten up all wage gains of the past year and recently we have seen sharply falling consumer sentiment and a very disappointing July Retail sales report.
• If economic growth starts to stall just as stimulus funds and other government entitlements run out, we could experience something not seen since the '70s.
• That namely would be stagflation which would have negative impacts on the market.  How I am preparing for this possibility in the paragraphs below.

For further details see: