Jason Zweig

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906 appearances 17 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2018 last heard Sep 2022

Jason Zweig’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · How to Invest to Fight Inflation · 3 Nov 2021 podcast

Certainly, if you had bought gold in 1980, you would have lost ground to inflation over the intervening years. voice-verified

Now, that was unusually bad time to buy gold. voice-verified

But gold as an inflation fighter, its reputation, I think, is a little exaggerated. voice-verified

Well, the first place for retirement-oriented investors would be inflation-protected bond funds. voice-verified

You know, the U.S. voice-verified

government does issue bonds that carry effectively a guarantee against losing money after inflation. voice-verified

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The bonus is that you can also, outside a retirement account, you can also buy so-called I-bonds, which are inflation-protected savings bonds. voice-verified

And the rate on those just changed to what I think right now is just about the best deal you can get, whether you care about inflation or not. voice-verified

which is for the next six months, they're paying over 7%. voice-verified

Now, there are some conditions. voice-verified

You can't put more than $10,000 in them in a year. voice-verified

You have to keep your money there for at least a year. voice-verified

And there's a partial penalty if you withdraw in the first few years. voice-verified

But a 7% guaranteed return after inflation for the next six months is an amazing short-term and probably a pretty attractive long-term return. voice-verified

WSJ Your Money Briefing · How to Invest Without Emotions Clouding Your Judgement · 17 Sep 2021 podcast

The real thing people hate about losing money is that they have to kick themselves and say, you know, how could I have been so stupid? voice-verified

What kind of idiot am I? voice-verified

That's what people hate. voice-verified

My pleasure. voice-verified

Thanks for having me. voice-verified

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