TIPS, Treasuries and Inflation

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TIPS, Treasuries and Inflation

Today, Roger Silk joins us to discuss TIPs, treasuries, and inflation, and more! He explains the nuances of the repo market, potential risks, and its role in the broader financial system. Silk also touches on the impact of interest rates on asset values and the banking sector from his time at World Bank. Silk also discusses complex financial products like treasury inflation-protected securities! Join us today as we discuss... 

  • Roger discusses his background, including his PhD in applied economics and founding of Sterling Foundation Management.
  • Roger describes his work at the World Bank, focusing on treasury operations and the repo market.
  • The potential problems in the repo market, including issues during financial crises.
  • How interest rates impact asset valuations and bank profits, particularly during periods of zero interest rates.
  • The role of human capital in risk assessment and the importance of individual goals in portfolio management.
  • The risks associated with inflation, especially in relation to complex financial instruments like TIPS.
  • The challenges and complexities of understanding and investing in TIPS as an inflation hedge.
  • Alternative assets like gold and farmland, distinguishing between gold as money and farmland as an investment.
  • Roger's book The Investor's Dilemma Decoded.


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Today's Guest: Dr. Roger Silk

Roger D. Silk, Ph.D. is the CEO of Sterling Foundation Management, LLC and President of Lifetime Perspectives, Inc. Dr. Silk is widely recognized as a leading expert and innovator in the emerging field at the intersection of finance and philanthropy. Dr. Silk has more than three decades of experience working with and advising wealthy clients, high net-worth families, and the advisors who work with them on a variety of issues ranging from the use of private foundations to the integration of sophisticated charitable planning into multi-generational estate plans. He has worked with numerous investment, accounting, financial planning, and legal professionals to educate them, their firms, and their clients about the benefits and characteristics of a full suite of solutions, entities and planning tools. Prior to co-founding Sterling, Dr. Silk was a Treasury officer at the World Bank, where he was responsible for a multi-billion-dollar repo portfolio.

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