Vtip

Feeling the Inflation Squeeze? There’s a Strategy to Consider. Hey everyone, Sarah Miller here. I’ve been spending the last few months digging deep into how investors can protect their portfolios from the persistent bite of inflation. I’ve been watching this trend of rising prices erode returns, and believe me, I feel it too! A common knee-jerk reaction is to increase exposure to assets that perform well in inflationary environments, but I want to talk about a more nuanced approach: Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, specifically through the VTIP ETF. I’ve seen this pattern before – investors flocking to the obvious plays – but often overlooking more strategic options. VTIP offers a way to harvest CPI carry and sidestep some of the duration risk that plagues other fixed-income investments. Let me break this down for you. ...