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Tuition Inflation: Indexing the Rising Cost of College
Costs associated with college tuition and fees have far outpaced general U.S. inflation, so for individuals saving for college, the ability to accurately measure and potentially keep pace with tuition inflation is important. Recently, in this video, S&P Dow Jones Indices joined with Enduring Investments to discuss the newly launched S&P Target Tuition Inflation Index. Below is a summary of the questions and…
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TIPS Improve Income Stability For Lifestyle Goals
Commodities are a direct way to protect against inflation since they are the natural resources that build society. The same food and energy that is in CPI (Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,) is in the commodity indices like the S&P GSCI and DJCI, and more energy has provided more inflation protection since energy is…
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