Inflation Analysis: Why Spaghetti With Chicken Livers Is A Bargain In 2017

Summary

  • A Charlotte restaurant offers a unique look at inflation over 54 years.
  • Think gas prices were cheap in 1963? They still are.
  • The stock market has been the best hedge against inflation since 1963. Is that a positive thing? Or an omen?

Anyone who drove a car before the 1973 gas crisis fondly remembers gasoline at 25 cents a gallon. That’s what it was selling for back in 1963. Those were the days! But in reality, gas prices are almost as cheap today as they were in 1963.

Read my full analysis on SeekingAlpha.com

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About Tipswatch

Author of Tipswatch.com blog, David Enna is a long-time journalist based in Charlotte, N.C. A past winner of two Society of American Business Editors and Writers awards, he has written on real estate and home finance, and was a founding editor of The Charlotte Observer's website.
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