Social Security payments reliably safeguard against inflation. Critics sometimes dispute the details of the administration’s cost-of-living adjustments—although, one suspects, few recipients will ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about investing, markets and Berkshire Hathaway. Despite the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target, long-term U.S.

TIPS are designed to be a hedge against rising interest rates by taking into account the current rate of inflation. Over the long term, stocks have earned investors an average annual return of 7%.