Best "inflation proof" farm investments?

[steveR]

Been seeing a couple of articles about the worrying likelihood of a ramping up of inflation before long... Sprog 2 works for a investment and wealth management outfit, and they are spreading investment risk on the basis of an increase.

As anyone over mid 40s will be very aware of, it's not good news... at all!!

So, what is the best place to put a few quid of farming cash to safeguard it medium term, as in not a land purchase sum either! Not sure that my accountant will be overly impressed at my buying bullion?

So stock? Inputs?

 

[jon9000]

Dry powder.... keep it in cash until a good investment comes along. Everything is dear today

 

[Bald Rick]

Wheelbarrows.


To cart around the million pound notes in to buy a loaf of bread

 

[steveR]

Dry powder.... keep it in cash until a good investment comes along. Everything is dear today

How old are you?

Cash is about the last place you want it, if inflation is bouncing along at 10-20%!! Your pot diminishing in front of your eyes!

Been there, still got the Tee shirt.... Still paying 10% to AMC....

 

[steveR]

Wheelbarrows.


To cart around the million pound notes in to buy a loaf of bread

Or one small barrow, for a few bars of bullion? https://www.gold.co.uk/gold-bars/1-ounce-gold-bars/

 

[Bald Rick]

Or one small barrow, for a few bars of bullion? https://www.gold.co.uk/gold-bars/1-ounce-gold-bars/

Local farmer and his wife ran a brothel for a bit.
Never goes out of fashion although he did go to jail for a bit and disappeared.
Rented farm

 

[teslacoils]

It's not real inflation. Scalped holidays, recovering fuel prices, etc. Merely the pentnup demand bounce. The only irration exuberance in in house prices and they will never be curbed. Buy a holiday home on the coast.

 

[Bald Rick]

Wheelbarrows.


To cart around the million pound notes in to buy a loaf of bread

Weimar Republic 1920

Zimbabwe 2008-09

U.K. 202?

Buy wheelbarrows now

 

[steveR]

It's not real inflation. Scalped holidays, recovering fuel prices, etc. Merely the pentnup demand bounce. The only irration exuberance in in house prices and they will never be curbed. Buy a holiday home on the coast.

Some BoE bods are not agreeing with that! Although I fully understand where you are coming from... but whether it is really a short term event...??

 

[farmerm]

surely sprog 2 has the answers on how to best invest their inheritance...

 

[steveR]

surely sprog 2 has the answers on how to best invest their inheritance...

A nice spread portfolio.... They need 100K or something of readies, so WAAAY out of my league, even if we get "family discount" on the management fees!

Inheritance??? A new motorbike...? Possibly a V8 muscle car before they are ostracised or banned off the road!!

 

[teslacoils]

When folk run out of "investment" options and would rather put money into their houses and "crypto" than actual UK businesses then you know we're f**ked. Just look at the basket of goods that make up the inflation index to see how nebulous and unnecessary most are.

 

[teslacoils]

UK utility company shares. So dull. So reliable. Wrapped in an isa with dividends reinvested. Sit back, light pipe, slippers on.

 

[steveR]

When folk run out of "investment" options and would rather put money into their houses and "crypto" than actual UK businesses then you know we're fudgeed. Just look at the basket of goods that make up the inflation index to see how nebulous and unnecessary most are.

Cannot agree more...

Trying to explain negative equity to someone who is convinced that house prices ALWAYS go up, is an eyeopener!

 

[farmerm]

UK utility company shares. So dull. So reliable. Wrapped in an isa with dividends reinvested. Sit back, light pipe, slippers on.

Whilst interest is still low does it pay to mortgage half the farm to invest in such solid shares.....

 

[michael N123]

Buy sheep

 

[T7.wab]

Inflation is already happening causing fear that interest rates will rise. Stock market goes down when interest goes up. Buy an asset

 

[yellow belly]

Diversify the investment putting all the eggs in one brasket is very high risk

 

[Kidds]

I am buying all the things I think I am going to need and won't be available or will be doubled in price.

 

[teslacoils]

Whilst interest is still low does it pay to mortgage half the farm to invest in such solid shares.....

No. I'm actively pursuing the "refuse to put money into bubbles, but unfashionably pay off debt" plan. It's not popular, but it is reassuring.