4 Reasons Why Medical Properties Trust Is Inflation-Resistant
After decades of modest inflation -- for long stretches, barely noticeable in our daily lives -- prices are suddenly soaring at a pace many U.S. investors and consumers have never seen. That 8.5% year-over-year jump in the consumer price index reported by the Labor Department at the end of March was the highest since 1981.
While no publicly traded stock can be expected to be completely immune from the effects of inflation, some are more inflation-resistant than others. One to consider here is Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW).
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