STRATEGY
INFLATION
How to Use Real Estate to Give Yourself a Raise
HEDGING AGAINST INFLATION WITH APPRECIATING ASSETS
by Jeff Roth
f you work for a living, like most people, you are concerned about being able to provide for your- self and your family. Unfortunate- ly, wages have not kept pace with inflation, on average, and inflation is taking an even bigger bite out of your purchasing power these days. It is comforting to know that you can give I
yourself a raise with cash-flowing real estate.
workers annually is 3.5-4 per- cent. Since 2011, wages have only achieved that rate three times and it was in the last three years. Some years, the nominal wage growth was as low as 1.4 percent. These are averages. Obviously, some sectors did better than others but very few workers are crushing it with their
ANNUALWAGE INCREASES HISTORICALLY According to the Economic Pol - icy Institute, the target for healthy nominal wage growth for non-farm
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