Published on 14 Jan 2022 on Zacks via Yahoo Finance
ETF Strategies to Beat Inflation & Follow Warren Buffett
Inflation has been on an uphill ride lately as economic recovery has picked up on widespread vaccination, business restrictions have been relaxed and demand has jumped. The ongoing supply chain issues have also led to the sky-high inflation.
The annual inflation rate in the United States accelerated to 7% in December 2021, marking a fresh high since June of 1982, in line with market expectations and compared with 6.8% in November. Energy led to the jump but the rise was smaller than in November (29.3% versus 33.3%).
Against this backdrop, investors can follow a few techniques that Warren Buffett suggested or his company Berkshire believes in. These strategies can be practiced at the time of rising inflation. Below we highlight those investing ideas.