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.
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.