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bucolic_frolic

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1. Most asset classes have rocketed in anticipation of inflation

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 10:28 AM

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The unfinished federal budget looms. If there were a correction as the economy softens, would traditional hedges provide protection? Precious metals, hard assets, bonds, even crypto? Seems to me they'd all be in for a dunking. There is no place to hide. Short index ETFs. And good luck getting the timing anywhere near correct.

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