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VIDEO: How rising inflation affects investment portfolios
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19/06/2017
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19/06/2017
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YourMoney.comInflation has overshot the Bank of England’s 2% target for the fourth month in a row. The impact on savings and borrowers is apparent, but how does rising inflation impact investment portfolios?
UK inflation jumped to a four-year high of 2.9% in May, the fourth consecutive month the rate has exceeded the Bank of England’s 2% target.
It’s bad news for savers and borrowers, but it may also be equally bad for investors.
In this video, Maike Currie from Fidelity talks to YourMoney.com editor, Jo Faith, about which asset classes are impacted the most and which asset classes investors may wish to consider in their portfolios in order to generate rising returns.
