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TIPS vs Gold

TIPS and gold both come up in inflation-hedge conversations. The differences in counterparty, yield, and drawdown make them complements more than substitutes.

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What TIPS deliver

TIPS pay a real yield plus inflation accruals tied to CPI. The protection is denominated in dollars and depends on the issuing government remaining solvent.

What gold delivers

Gold offers no yield and no contractual inflation link. Its inflation hedge runs through real yields and currency, which is messier but counterparty-free.

Pairing them

Some investors hold both: TIPS for contractual real-yield protection and gold for tail-risk and currency-debasement scenarios that TIPS cannot address.

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