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    Default Protect Yourself Against Inflation

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    To protect yourself against inflation, keep 10-15 percent
    of your portfolio in "hard assets," which tend to do well
    when prices rise. You might split that allocation evenly
    among:

    * Gold. Investment alternatives include mutual funds that
    hold stocks of gold-mining companies and exchange-traded
    funds (ETFs) that track the price of gold. Both Street
    Tracks Gold Trust and iShares Comex Gold are ETFs that
    hold bullion so their share prices rise and fall with the
    price of gold.

    * Real estate. Besides your home, you can invest in real-
    estate investment trusts (REITs) that own income-producing
    properties or a fund that holds REITs.

    * Natural resources. Again, you can buy stocks of oil and
    gas companies or mutual funds that own these stocks.

    For additional inflation protection, include Treasury
    Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), which are Treasury
    bonds that pay higher returns if inflation accelerates, in
    the fixed-income sector of your portfolio. You can invest in
    TIPS through many mutual funds or purchase them directly from
    www.tresurydirect.gov.

    swsop


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    Default Re: Protect Yourself Against Inflation

    Thank you...sound advice.

    Ed

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