Did individual index-linked gilts hedge post-pandemic inflation? – Go Health Pro

Did individual index-linked gilts hedge post-pandemic inflation? – Go Health Pro

The failure of index-linked bond funds to perform post-Covid has really been bothering me. What’s the point of these things if they don’t actually protect you from inflation? Meanwhile, individual index-linked gilts – correctly used – are meant to be a proper inflation hedge. But is that true? Can we empirically prove individual linkers worked … Read more

How to buy index-linked gilts – Go Health Pro

How to buy index-linked gilts – Go Health Pro

A holding of individual inflation-tracking UK government bonds is the way forward if you want an asset class to hedge UK inflation. But how do you actually buy index-linked gilts? Thankfully, your neighbourhood investment blogger is here to clear that up. I’ve personally been pushing this task around my own plate like a seven-year-old told … Read more

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