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Guarding Against Inflation With CPI Swaps Instead of TIPS

Advisor One

Thu, 21 Feb 2013

For advisors worried about inflation, CPI swaps offer a more efficient hedge because they are a higher-yielding and shorter-duration alternative to TIPS, J.P. Morgan's Cavanaugh says.

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