Index-linked bond funds were meant to protect us from surging inflation, yet they failed their first serious test. Since CPI took off at the tail end of 2021, these products have been a bitter disappointment – like waterproof trousers that leak or wasp repellent that attracts the blighters like it’s made of sex pheromones.
We’ve previously explained exactly why index-linked bond funds didn’t work during the car crash markets of 2022.