VOE - Three ways to tackle inflation concerns with ETFs

Inflation concerns continue to grow among certain market participants as CPI data rises +0.4% vs. the +0.3% consensus. For investors who have continuing fears over inflation, there is a handful of ETFs one can play to hedge against those matters. Three traditional areas that fight off inflation are inflation protection ETFs, precious metals funds, and value ETFs. Each category fights inflation in a unique way that provides investors the safety they are looking to harbor against.  Inflation Protection ETFs Treasury inflation-protected securities “TIPS” are mirrored to inflation to safeguard shareholders from a deterioration in the value of their money. As inflation increases, TIPS alters in price to sustain its real value. Three ETF examples are as follows: TIPS Bond Ishares ETF (NYSEARCA:TIP) Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHP). Daily price action TIP +0.21%, VTIP +0.05%, and SCHP +0.24%. Precious Metal ETFs Precious metals have been historically used as

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Three ways to tackle inflation concerns with ETFs