Buffett and Pictet Express Concerns About Inflation
Warren Buffett expressed his concerns about budget deficits and inflation risk in a recent New York Times op-ed piece.
Asset managers at Pictet and Cie which is Switzerland's largest private bank also have concerns about inflation in the United States, and they are backing this view with part of the $60 billion in fixed income assets that they manage.
Pictet is committed to periodic purchases of treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) in light of their inflation thesis.
Recent and prospective buyers of fixed annuities should consider the views and actions of some of the world's largest and best known investors when it comes to the potentially devastating impact of inflation on fixed annuities.
Source: Bloomberg
Anonymous wrote on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 10:57:
Are there any advanced life deferred annuities that are inflation protected?
tom wrote on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 11:05:
Great question.
I do not have a definitive answer.
Have opened a new discussion topic on the issue which can be found here:
http://www.annuitydigest.com/forum/inflation-protected-longevity-annuity