As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Founding Father Alexander Hamilton created a financial revolution, laying the foundation for America’s ability to become the richest and most powerful nation in history.
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Richard Sylla
Alexander Hamilton Scholar
Co-Author, Alexander Hamilton on Finance, Credit, and Debt
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READ TWO BOOKS ABOUT ALEXANDER HAMILTON
- Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
- Alexander Hamilton on Finance, Credit, and Debt by David J.Cowen and Richard Sylla
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SYLLA: ROLLING INFLATION PROTECTION
Build a TIPS Ladder:
- Buy different maturities of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
- Ranging anywhere from 1, 2 or 3 years to 10 or 15 years
- When shortest term TIPS mature, reinvest money in longest maturity ones
- Rolling portfolio of safe inflation protection