Commodities can help protect against corrosive effects of inflation

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Abstract: It’s difficult to avoid the damaging effects of inflation on the purchasing power of retirement savings. That’s why some investors allocate a portion of their retirement savings to assets such as commodities, which have the potential to provide attractive “real returns.” This article defines both “commodities” and “real returns,” shows how to gain exposure to commodities, and describes the factors that drive commodity prices.