Guidant Financial Group Blog

It seems like every day oil prices are hitting an all-time high. These skyrocketing prices are now taking their toll on related markets (see Airline Stocks Get Hit by Rising Oil Prices). Hybrid car sales are up, and airline stocks are down.

One thing that these high prices are indicating, though, is the imminent arrival of inflation. High gas prices mean high food prices. After that, everything else may follow.

Inflation in the U.S. may mean more investment abroad. But as my post on April 29 indicated, the U.S. is not the only country that can look forward to inflated prices.

Fortunately, self-directed IRA holders have a lot of investment options, so they can jump into more potentially secure and lucrative areas as the markets fluctuate. It’s hard to know what investing trends will follow in the wake of inflation. Perhaps we will see more investments in green energy or local organic farms. Or maybe support services for an aging population.

So what investment trends do you expect to see in the future?