Episode

Worried About Inflation?

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Talking Real Money - Investing Talk
Published
Jun 4, 2026
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1939
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Summary

Don and Tom tackle investors’ obsession with inflation protection and the financial industry’s willingness to sell expensive products that promise impossible outcomes. Using PIMCO’s Inflation Response Multi-Asset Fund as a case study, they explain why complex, high-cost inflation hedges often create more problems than they solve. The discussion explores historical inflation, why stocks remain the most effective long-term defense against rising prices, and the dangers of chasing investment mag...