Five Ways To Inflation Proof Your Retirement Portfolio

8/20/2008

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Stock market turbulence, the mortgage meltdown, rising inflation, falling home prices, and record high gasoline prices are pressing hard on retirees and retirement portfolios. Everyone is looking for answers about how to protect themselves, how to remain safe and how to stop inflation from eroding away their nest eggs.

There isn't just one right answer and certainly not a "one size fits all" solution to this predicament. However, Kerry Hannon, with U.S. News & World Report wrote an excellent article suggesting 5 ways to "inflation proof your retirement portfolio."

The 5 strategies include:

1. Dividend-Paying Stocks
2. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
3. Commodities
4. Real Estate
5. Expenses and Taxes

Read all the details here.