Is A Famine Next? Food Inflation, Food Riots, and Investing in Commodities and other Real ThingsIs A Famine Next? Food Inflation, Food Riots, and Investing in Commodities and other Real Things
Is A Famine Next? Food Inflation, Food Riots, and Investing in Commodities and other Real Things
Why food costs are soaring and what we can do about it. Why inflation rates could start to drop. Why commodity futures, including agriculture futures, have been lousy inflation hedges, and what has worked better.
Topics covered include:
Previous investment recommendations by Money For the Rest of Us to combat inflation
Why commodity futures hedge against unexpected inflation but have underperformed inflation over the long-term
A recommended ETF for investing in commodity futures
What is causing the jump in food prices and fertilizer
Why the risk of food shortages is increasing and what are remedies to solve it
Why agriculture price increases don't always lead to higher food costs at the store
Why inflation rates could slow in the coming months
