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Buying a global stock market tracker fund is arguably the simplest way for any investor to obtain an inflation-beating return over the long run. The MSCI AC World Index, for example, has generated an 11.5pc annualised return over the past decade. Over the same period, inflation has amounted to around 2.9pc per year on average.

Questor Wealth Preserver Portfolio: Despite poor results, Spirax-Sarco is well-placed to generate attractive total returns

Another day, another set of disappointing company results. This time, the stock in question is engineering business Spirax-Sarco.

In 2021, as it started to become clear that we faced a return of inflation after years or even decades when it seemed defeated, Questor introduced its Wealth Preserver Portfolio. Our intention was to assemble a basket of assets that collectively would maintain their real value or purchasing power no matter what happened to the Consumer Price Index.

Questor Wealth Preserver: the fund’s solid record and deep discount make it a logical addition to our portfolio

When it comes to beating inflation, few assets can compete with shares over the long run. Certainly, stocks have struggled to post gains in recent times as restrictive monetary policy has weighed on economic growth and investor sentiment.

Questor Wealth Preserver: this company’s dominant market position makes it well positioned to take advantage when the economy improves

Inflation is proving to be a difficult beast for the Bank of England to tame. While it has almost halved over the past six months, annual inflation still stands at twice the Bank’s 2pc target. And after a rise of 0.1 of a percentage point in December, against expectations of a fall of the same magnitude, investors are becoming increasingly concerned that inflation could prove to be stickier than first envisaged.

Intelligence is often viewed as the key differentiator between successful investors and their loss-making rivals. However, the reality is that successful stock market investing does not require a high level of intelligence.

Bitcoin is making an unlikely recovery. From a peak of almost $70,000 per “coin” two years ago it fell by almost 80pc to about $15,000 a year later, but has since more than doubled to about $43,000 now. The original cryptocurrency has been written off many times but on each occasion has bounced back strongly.