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All-Suitable Investment Wisdom
魚和熊掌兼顧的投資智慧
Even the experts can't agree whether rising or falling prices lie in our future.
即便是專家也對物價到底是漲還是跌的看法不一。
That leaves investors in a quandary how to construct a portfolio at a time of great uncertainty? A wrong bet could be devastating. If your portfolio is built for deflation, for example, your assets will slump if the country instead experiences a bout of inflation.
這就給投資者出了一個難題目在經濟前景如此不明朗的情況下，該如何構建自己的投資組合呢?下錯了注，受到的打擊將是致命的。比如，你的組合是基于對通貨緊縮的預期，那么假使發生了通貨膨脹，你的資產便會大幅縮水。
The answer is to prepare for the economic scenario you think is most likely, and then build in some insurance in case you are wrong.
最佳方案就是，按你認為最有可能出現的經濟狀況來進行投資，同時采取一定的保險措施，以防止出現失誤。
"If you want to win the war," says Rich Rosso, a financial consultant at Charles Schwab, "you have to own both sides of the fight to some degree."
嘉信理財的金融咨詢師里奇·羅索說，“要想贏得戰爭的勝利，作戰雙方你都得投點資?！?/div>
Such an approach necessarily means some investments will suffer no matter how the economy turns.
采取這種投資方式的話，不管經濟形勢如何，你都會有部分資產受損。
Here are three portfolios, each with built-in insurance. The first will do best in an inflationary period but won't be crushed if deflation instead rules the day. The second is for investors who fear deflation, but want some protection against potential inflation. And the third is aimed at investors who believe the economy will muddle through without severe inflation or deflation.
下面的三種投資組合均考慮了內在的保險要素。第一種組合在通貨膨脹時期表現最佳，遭遇通貨緊縮時卻也不致崩盤。第二種適于那些預期通貨緊縮，同時也希望能夠應對通貨膨脹的投資者。第三種針對的則是那些認為經濟發展溫和，既不會有嚴重的通貨膨脹也不會有嚴重通貨緊縮的投資者。
Inflation
通貨膨脹型投資
If you believe all the government spending in response to the financial crisis will ultimately beget inflation, you want a portfolio that thrives in a period of surging prices.
如果你認為政府應對經濟危機的——應開銷最終會導致通貨膨脹，那么你肯定希望自己的投資組合在物價上漲時能有良好表現。
Commodities are the primary play, because everything from oil and corn to copper and pork bellies should gain. Plus, commodities-particularly gold-hedge against the dollar, offering a 2-for-1 benefit if a weak dollar accompanies inflation, as some expect.
商品期貨可以是投資的重頭，因為到時候原油、糧食、銅、豬肉的價格都會上漲。而且，大宗商品——尤其是黃金，可對沖美元貶值。有人預計，在美元疲軟兼通脹的形勢下，投資黃金可能會帶來雙倍的收益。
Insurance Component; Long-term Treasury bonds and municipal bonds.
保險元素：長期國債和市政債券
Both will likely soar in value amid deflation because their long period of fixed payments would bean attractive source of income as prices for goods and services broadly fall, would like paychecks shrink. And Treasury papers, in particular, would likely become a haven for foreign investors, further pushing up their price.
這兩種債券在通貨緊縮時期價格都會攀升，因為在商品和服務大幅降價、薪酬縮水的情況下，這兩種債券的長期固定收益會是一筆可觀的收入。尤其是美國國債，到時會很受國外投資者的青睞，從而價格會受到進一步地推動。
