History
Designed around the inflation-sensitivity building blocks used in many macro portfolios.
Philosophy
Prioritize purchasing-power resilience over maximum equity growth.
A defensive inflation hedge built from TIPS, gold, commodities and a smaller equity sleeve.
Asset allocation
History
Designed around the inflation-sensitivity building blocks used in many macro portfolios.
Philosophy
Prioritize purchasing-power resilience over maximum equity growth.
Performance
Annual rebalancing, local bond and cash proxies where relevant, and optional inflation adjustment through CPI.
CAGR
5.5%
2004-2024
Max drawdown
-21.0%
Volatility
10.4%
Worst year
-19.1%
2008
Implementation
Global · Inflation Protection Portfolio implementation
Long-term individual investor
Use broad, low-cost funds or ETFs matching each asset class.
Account notes: Implementation depends on local account types and tax wrappers.
Costs: Prefer low-cost, liquid vehicles.
Rebalancing: Annual rebalancing or tolerance bands.
Tax: Country-specific tax treatment should be reviewed before implementation.
Product names are implementation examples for research. Availability, taxation, share classes and suitability should be checked with the investor's broker and tax situation.
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