Dead peasants
If only you'd mentioned this before these guys yelling "Bring out yer dead" came by, I could have stocked up.
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There has been a need to save businesses and unemployed people from going under during the pandemic, but maybe all the added money will have side effects later. Too much money chasing too few items could inflate prices.
One step I don't hear often... buy stuff. Pulling the next 2 years of spending forward to right now is one way to invest inflated dollars before prices catch up. So I'd suggest tracking the prices of the bestselling couch, TV, and monitor:
#1 selling computer monitor : Acer SB220Q costs $93 now
#1 selling LCD TV : Insignia NS-24DF310NA21 $90
#1 selling couch : Serta RNE-3S-BK-SET $170 (average of 4 prices)
Or commodities ETFs:
USO : oil ETF $39.94/sh now (Note I own call options on USO)
IAU : gold ETF $17.36/sh now
BCI : Aberdeen Commodities ETF $23.48/sh (gold, gas, copper, soybeans, ...)
The most balanced of the 3 ETFs is probably BCI, with it's 0.25% expense ratio and exposure to various categories of commodities. It will be interesting to see how all of these do this year.