If you’re concerned about rising inflation then you may want to think about investing in natural resources. Timber has been an attractive investment for thousands of years and is one of the best inflation hedges available.

The U.S. economy is in a recession, and the over-leveraged U.S. consumer won’t be able to ride to the rescue as they have in the past. And I don’t expect the stimulus checks to help much either, as they are way too little too late.