Personal view: Inflation and deflation hedges

In these uncertain times, choices that seem conservative could end up looking pretty foolish. Professional investor Charles MacKinnon reveals how he's hedging his bets.

Every week, a professional investor tells MoneyWeek where he'd put his money now. This week: Charles MacKinnon, Thurleigh Investment Managers

There is a state of disquiet as to what will happen to equity markets over the coming year or so. The question mark hangs over which direction markets will go, rather than how far they will rise. This means that choices that would be conservative given one set of outcomes would be deeply foolish in light of the other set of outcomes.

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