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Can Equities Provide a Hedge Against Inflation

Column chart showing stock indices performance during periods of rising inflation. Chart subtitle: U.S. stock indices have tended to rise during inflationary periods in the last several decades. Chart description: Y-axis shows annualized return, from -10% to 60%. X-axis shows seven periods of rising inflation (Jan 1979 - March 1980; Dec 1986 to Oct 1990; March 1998 to March 2000; June 2002 to July 2008; July 2009 to Sept 2011; Jan 2015 to July 2018; May 2020 to Sept 2021). Each stock index represented by a column: Russell 1000 Growth in blue, Russell 1000 Value in light blue, Russell Mid Cap Growth in purple, Russell Mid Cap Value light purple, Russell 2000 Growth in dark green, and Russell 2000 Value in green, CPI in dark gray. Almost all show positive returns. Chart source: Bloomberg; data as of September 30, 2021.
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