If You Believe That the Inflation Rate Is Likely to Be

question 156

Multiple Choice

If you believe that the inflation rate is likely to be high over the next ten years,you would want to

• A) have a pension with raises indexed to the CPI if you were going to be retiring
• B) obtain a variable rate mortgage
• C) not obtain any fixed rate consumer loans
• D) pay off all of your existing fixed rate loans
• E) be a shareholder of a bank because their profits are going to increase dramatically

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