The Handbook of Inflation Hedging Investments

by Robert Greer

Overview

• Authoritative chapters written by executives at Goldman Sachs, PIMCO, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and others
• Covers key assets that protect against inflation--real estate, commodities, precious metals, inflation-linked bonds, CPI futures, and timber

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071483339
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	12/30/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Robert Greer is the senior vice president and manager for real return products for Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO). A global authority on professional commodities investing, Greer has published his work in numerous industry journals including Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of Derivatives, Pensions and Investments.

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	Contributors	ix
Chapter 1	Why Worry About Inflation?	1
Chapter 2	Inflation-Linked Bonds	9
Chapter 3	Inflation-Linked Bonds: Portfolio Construction and Opportunities for Active Management	41
Chapter 4	Exchange-Traded Inflation Futures	65
Chapter 5	Commodity Indexes for Real Return	105
Chapter 6	Commodities-Active Strategies for Enhanced Return	127
Chapter 7	Gold and Inflation	159
Chapter 8	Real Estate as an Investment: Overview of Alternative Vehicles	179
Chapter 9	Implementing a Real Estate Allocation	203
Chapter 10	Timberland: The Natural Alternative	231
Chapter 11	Investing in Energy	247
Chapter 12	Alternative Asset Allocation for Real Return	265
Chapter 13	The Role of Real Return Assets in a Portfolio	283
	Index	297