A lot of times, the stated goal for investing is to beat inflation.
But to me personally, that rings hollow when I read that their solution is to get into the stock market and chase capital gains. Most likely, they just want more money and the inflation rate was a no-brainer excuse.
That may sound harsh or judgmental. But I should know; I did it too.
And to prove it, here are five ways to beat inflation without chasing capital gains in the stock market. If they're un-appealing, then most likely what we want isn't really to beat inflation.
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