The One True “Inflation-Proof” Investment (EVEN with Tariffs)

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🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Inflation is eating away your net worth, and if you don’t do something about it, you could be worse off in the future. What’s the best inflation-proof investment to make in 2025? Which options will merely hedge against inflation, and which will beat inflation so you grow your wealth while prices are going up? With new tariffs potentially flaring up inflation again, every investor should be paying careful attention to this. Dave did the math to find four inflation-proof investments that perform best over time. He even discovered how one of the most common “inflation hedges” could cost you real wealth over time and why buying a house in cash to save on interest could be the wrong move. If inflation is about to take away your spending power, where’s the best place to put your money? Dave compared not only the nominal (non-inflation-adjusted), but also the real (inflation-adjusted) returns to ensure each of these assets is actually getting you a REAL return. Should you move your money into bonds, high-yield savings accounts, stocks, or stick to real estate? We’re sharing the analysis today. In This Episode We Cover: The most inflation-proof investments that will keep your wealth growing even with high tariffs Why one common “inflation hedge” could be a massive mistake to invest in Inflation-proof real estate investing and how to ensure you make a REAL return Why rising home prices will NOT protect your wealth, even if you have paid-off houses What to do if you have cash on you right now but want to make a return And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Ask Your Question on the BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets YouTube Apply to Be a BiggerPockets Real Estate Guest Get Early Bird Tickets to BPCon2025 ($100 Off!) BiggerPockets Real Estate 1103 - April 2025 “Upside” Update: Making a BIG Change to My Portfolio (Cashing Out) Real Price of Gold Try REsimpli, The Only All-In-One Real Estate Investor CRM Software That Helps You Manage Data, Marketing, Sales, and Operations Get $100 Off Your Ticket to BPCon2025 Invest in Any Market Cycle with “Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing” Sign Up for the BiggerPockets Real Estate Newsletter Find Investor-Friendly Lenders Connect with Dave Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1106 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You need to protect your wealth from inflation because inflation eats into your net worth
0:05.3	and makes every dollar you earn worth less.
0:08.0	And inflation is always a threat, but data has shown it on the rise recently and massive
0:13.4	new tariffs are rolling out.
0:15.4	Over the long run, it's safe to assume that every dollar of your net worth will be worth
0:19.1	less in the future than it is today.
0:21.6	That's just how inflation works. So if you want to achieve your financial goals, you need your
0:26.6	investments to grow faster than the pace of inflation. And you need to adjust to that reality soon.
0:32.6	So today I'm sharing my best investing strategies to combat inflation right now.
0:42.0	Thank you. I'm sharing my best investing strategies to combat inflation right now. Hey, everyone, it's Dave Meyer, head of real estate investing at Bigger Pockets.
0:46.3	And today, we are talking about everyone's least favorite part of the economy, inflation.
0:51.6	We don't know yet which of the new administrations, tariffs will remain in place
0:56.0	or what their effect on inflation will be, but it's safe to say that we're entering a very
1:00.3	different economic environment than we've been in the last few years. And as investors,
1:05.0	we need to adjust our strategies and account for that uncertainty before it takes effect. So today, I'm going to help you not just live with inflation, but grow and thrive in any
1:15.9	type of inflationary environment, whether it's high, low, flat, whatever.
1:20.2	We're going to explore whether the common wisdom that real estate hedges inflation is actually
1:25.1	true.
1:25.5	And if it is, what types of real estate are the best
1:28.9	ways to battle the devaluation of your dollar and actually do one better, not just hedge
1:33.8	inflation, but outperform it. And I'll share with you some simple but critical analysis
1:39.2	skills that you should be using to ensure that the nominal gains you might be seeing on paper when you analyze
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