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  • Interviews 2022
    2022-05-09

    Here are links to all of the interviews and podcasts that Michael Ashton has been featured in, quoted in, or produced (in the case of the Inflation Guy podcast) during 2022:

    January 4: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 16: The Fundamentals of Risk and Return in Commodities

    January 7: Quoted in "Inflation Steers Sector Rotation" from ETF Trends

    January 12: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 17: This Month's CPI Report - Are We Volcked?

    January 13: Featured in Business Insider article

    January 24: Quoted on Spectrum Local News (San Antonio), "San Antonio clothing brand owner adapts to inflation"

    January 25: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 18: Cash is an Option Whose Cost is Inflation

    January 25: Panelist in Institutional Fixed Income Virtual Summit North America 2022

    February 4: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 19: Dual Duration - Why TIPS Are Exactly Half the Story

    February 9: Quoted in "Inflation, Rising Rates Steer Investors Toward Dividend ETFs" from ETF Trends

    February 10: Quoted several times in Hearst Media piece reported by Sally Kidd (broadcast on affiliated stations nationally)

    February 10: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 20: This Month’s CPI Report - The Ongoing Inflation Debate (?)

    February 17: AP News '3 simple rules for cushioning yourself against inflation'

    February 27: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 21: Recording for Posterity the Absurdity of Negative Interest Rates

    March 2: Barron's 'Overlooked Risk in Ukraine Crisis - How Russian Aggression Stirs China'

    March 8: Hearst Media 'Sally Kidd reports' (various national outlets)

    March 10: TD Ameritrade Network

    March 10: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 22: This Month's CPI Report - Balls in the Air

    March 25: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 23: Grumpy Old Man Edition

    March 31: Insurance AUM Podcast: 'Exploring Inflation Drivers Today with Mike Ashton, The Inflation Guy'

    April 6: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 24: Home is Where the Hedge Is

    April 12: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 25: This Month's CPI Report - Peak CPI? Yay?

    April 26: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 26: I-Bonds - Smart Money with Small Money

    May 3: Orion's The Weighing Machine Podcast: 'Everything You Need To Know About Inflation with 'The Inflation Guy', Michael Ashton'

    May 4: Inflation Guy podcast Episode 27: Reflections on this Century’s First 50bp Rate Hike


  • Interviews 2021
    2021-12-16

    Here are links to all of the interviews and podcasts that Michael Ashton has been featured in during 2021:

    Bloomberg TV, January 13

    RealVision, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Inflation", January 13

    RealVision, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Inflation, Round 2, Ask Me Anything", January 22

    Orion's The Weighing Machine Podcast, Feb 17

    TD Ameritrade Network, April 13

    Insurance AUM Journal Podcast, April 21

    Money in the Bank with Franck, May 13 (radio)

    The Phil Bak Podcast, May 25

    Hearst Media (various local channels nationwide), June 11

    TD Ameritrade Network, July 13

    The Watch List with Nicole Petallides, TD Ameritrade, Aug 11

    Bloomberg Markets, Sep 10

    TD Ameritrade Network, October 15

    Insurance AUM Journal Podcast, Nov 2

    TD Ameritrade Network, December 14


  • Retirement Income Journal publishes "I-Bond Manifesto" with Inflation Guy et. al.
    2021-10-07

    The Retirement Income Journal published "Buy ‘I Bonds’ and Worry Less about Inflation," an I-Series savings bond "manifesto" put forth by Zvi Bodie, Mel Lindauer, Dave Enna, and Enduring's own Michael Ashton.


  • Ashton interview in Clear Path Analysis
    2021-10-07

    Michael Ashton, the 'Inflation Guy,' was interviewed about inflation protection for investors, by Clear Path Analysis for their monograph "Defined Contribution Retirement Plans North America 2021." (see Section 1.4)


  • TABB Forum Article on CBDCs and Inflation
    2021-09-22

    by Michael Ashton, Andrew Fately, and Susan Joseph: With momentum building behind CBDCs, it is time to ask about how this new form of money will impact our every day lives. Privacy/anonymity issues come to mind as well as what type of impact will these currencies have on inflation. Given the recent extraordinary monetary policies that have been implemented around the world, this article explores the potential impact CBDCs will have on prices as well as on spending.


  • Business Week article about Inflation Guy
    2021-09-15

    Beth Stanton has written an outstanding article about Michael Ashton, our founder, known widely as "The Inflation Guy." Here is the article.


  • KiS:Understanding and Debating Inflation
    2021-08-18

    Simplify ETFs sponsored a webinar, "Keep it Simple: Understanding and Debating Inflation", on August 12th. The hosts, Harley Bassman and Michael Green, were joined by special guest Michael Ashton (aka Inflation Guy). You can view the replay here.


  • Ashton on Icoinic/Novuum Insights panel on crypto
    2021-06-24

    On June 8th, Icoinic and Novuum Insights hosted a panel on the state of crypto markets, covering topics ranging from inflation to regulation. Michael Ashton was the inflation expert. You can watch this panel here.


  • Ashton on EQDerivatives/NASDAQ panel
    2021-05-28

    On May 6, Michael Ashton participated with Stacey Gilbert of Glenmede and Nancy Davis of Quadratic on a panel about measuring and trading inflation. The link is contained here but you will need to sign up to access the replay.


  • Ashton Quoted in coindesk Article
    2021-02-01

    We don't know whether this is really everything you need to know, but Michael Ashton was quoted several times in this article about crypto: "Bitcoin and Inflation: Everything You Need to Know".


  • Ashton speaks to CSPN about Hedging College Tuition Inflation
    2020-11-20

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  • Interviews 2020
    2020-06-05

    Here are links to all of the interviews and podcasts that Michael Ashton has been featured in during 2020:

    Money in the Bank with Franck, January 30 (radio)

    TD Ameritrade Network, Feb 13

    Money in the Bank with Franck, February 27 (radio)

    Money in the Bank with Franck, March 12 (radio)

    Money in the Bank with Franck, April 9 (radio)

    Money in the Bank with Franck, April 30 (radio)

    TD Ameritrade Network, July 14

    Bloomberg TV, August 10

    TD Ameritrade Network, November 13


  • Bloomberg article w/ Ashton and Shiller
    2019-02-15

    This is a really well-written article about the quest to produce bonds that are specifically medical-care-inflation-linked (and other types of explicit linkages), in Bloomberg by Beth Stanton: "For ‘Inflation Guy’ (and Shiller), Medical TIPS Are ‘Holy Grail’"


  • Interviews 2019
    2019-02-05

    Here are links to all of the interviews and podcasts that Michael Ashton has been featured in during 2019:

    TD Ameritrade Network, January 30

    TD Ameritrade Network, March 28

    TD Ameritrade Network, June 7

    TD Ameritrade Network, July 11

    TD Ameritrade Network, September 12

    TD Ameritrade Network, November 13


  • Euromoney piece
    2018-09-10

    Michael Ashton appeared at the Real Return XII conference organized by Euromoney Conferences. Before the conference, Euromoney published this short thought piece of his.


  • 2018 interviews
    2018-06-15

    Here are links to all of the interviews and podcasts that Michael Ashton has been featured in during 2018:

    TD Ameritrade Network, February 12

    Bloomberg, February 14

    Bloomberg Odd Lots Podcast, March 12

    TD Ameritrade Network, March 13

    TD Ameritrade Network, April 10

    TD Ameritrade Network, April 30

    TD Ameritrade Network, June 1

    TD Ameritrade Network, July 6

    TD Ameritrade Network, August 1

    TD Ameritrade Network, September 4

    Bloomberg, September 5

    TD Ameritrade Network, October 26

    TD Ameritrade Network, November 29


  • Another TDA
    2018-05-04

    Mike was again on TD Ameritrade Network on April 30th. This time the discussion involved money velocity among other things. Link here.


  • tda
    2018-04-17

    On April 10th, Michael Ashton was on TD Ameritrade Network again with Oliver Renick.


  • busyweek3a
    2018-03-15

    On Tuesday Mr. Ashton was on the TD Ameritrade Network with Oliver Renick to talk about CPI, and the market's reaction thereto.


  • podcast
    2018-03-15

    Mike Ashton was featured on this week's Bloomberg Odd Lots podcast with Joe Weisenthal. "For The First Time In Years, Why People Are Suddenly Talking About Inflation Again."


  • busy week
    2018-02-17

    It was a busy week in inflation. On February 12th, Michael Ashton was on the TD Ameritrade Network with Oliver Renick; on February 14th he was on Bloomberg for live analysis of the CPI report.


  • AshtonBloomberg091417
    2017-09-15

    Michael Ashton was on Bloomberg Daybreak Americas with Alix Steel, David Westin, and Jonathan Ferro on September 14, 2017 to discuss the fact that the Phillips Curve isn't broken! You can find a clip of the appearance here.


  • CollegeTuitionIndex
    2017-09-15

    In perhaps the biggest single advance in inflation hedging for individual investors since TIPS, Enduring Investments and S&P each announced today the launch of the "S&P Target Tuition Inflation Index,” which is meant to capture college tuition inflation over the long term. This index is based on research initially conducted by Enduring and co-developed with S&P. Here is S&P's release.


  • Bloomberg TV4
    2017-02-14

    Michael Ashton was on Bloomberg TV on January 30th to talk about the latest PCE inflation report and the outlook for the Fed. A link to the segment is here.


  • Bloomberg TV3
    2016-10-13

    Michael Ashton was on Bloomberg TV on September 30th to talk about the latest PCE inflation report. A link to the segment is here.


  • BloombergTV2
    2016-09-06

    Mike Ashton was on the Bloomberg<GO> program on August 25th. You can find a link to (most of!) the interview here.


  • BloombergTV
    2016-08-17

    Michael Ashton was on Bloomberg TV to talk about the latest CPI report. A link to the segment is here.


  • sinclairnoe
    2016-05-20

    Michael Ashton talked about money, and about "What's Wrong With Money?" on the Financial Review radio show with Sinclair Noe. You can link to the podcast here.


  • whadyamiss3
    2016-05-20

    Michael Ashton appeared again on "What'd You Miss?" on Bloomberg TV to talk about the CPI report and the Fed, and what investors can do. A link to the program is here.


  • Prudent Money Radio Show
    2016-05-16

    Michael Ashton appeared on the Prudent Money Radio Show with Bob Brooks on May 2, 2016. A link to the program is here.


  • whadyamiss2
    2016-04-09

    Michael Ashton appeared on "What'd You Miss?" on Bloomberg TV to talk about inflation and whether the Fed is misdiagnosing the risk. A link to the program is here.


  • MoneyLife show
    2016-04-06

    Michael Ashton appeared on the MoneyLife show with Chuck Jaffe today to talk about inflation. Here is a link to the program.


  • WWWM
    2016-03-11

    What's Wrong With Money? The Biggest Bubble of All by Michael Ashton was just published by Wiley You can buy it from Amazon from this link; it is available at other stores as well. From the Amazon blurb: "...Author Michael Ashton is widely regarded as a premier expert on inflation, and in this book, he illustrates how the erosion of trust in central banks is putting us at high risk of both near- and long-term inflation—and a potentially very serious disruption."


  • WhatdYouMiss
    2015-09-23

    Michael Ashton appeared on Bloomberg's "What'd You Miss?" program on September 16, 2015 to talk about whether inflation is actually too low at the moment, and something we need to worry about falling further. You can watch the four-minute clip of his appearance here.


  • GFII
    2015-04-27

    Michael Ashton will be presenting the case for higher inflation at the Global Fixed Income Institute conference in Madrid, on Friday June 12.


  • 2015 AEA Meeting
    2014-09-02

    Michael Ashton will be presenting his paper, "The Future of Inflation Futures," at the 2015 American Economic Association program in Boston on January 5th.


  • ETF.com
    2014-06-13

    Michael Ashton co-authored an article for ETF.com with Rusty Vanneman, chief investment officer of Nebraska-based CLS Investments.


  • Risk.net Artivles
    2014-05-03

    Two Risk.net articles cited Enduring Investments recently. Michael Ashton was widely quoted in a Risk.net blog post entitled CME said to have shelved inflation futures plan, and its print version quoted Mr. Ashton in Hedge funds see appeal in inflation anomalies. Contact us for a copy of either article.


  • EILLC-CLS
    2014-02-27

    One of Enduring Investments' strategies has been implemented by CLS Investments on behalf of clients of their advisor customers. Here is a link to their client brochure. If you are interested, call them (or have your advisor call them)!


  • A little picture
    2014-02-07

    Here is a nice picture from the Bloomberg/ICAP Conference. Mr. Ashton is on the left along with Karim Bendouma from Deutsche Bank (middle) and Joe Simpson from HSBC (right).


  • BloombergICAP
    2014-01-02

    Michael Ashton has been invited to moderate a panel of inflation experts at a Bloomberg/ICAP conference on January 22nd. Agenda is here.


  • savvyinv
    2013-11-01

    'The Savvy Investor' had Michael Ashton as a special guest on October 20th , 2013. Here is an edited version of the program focusing on those portions. Warning: large file. (126mb)


  • Presentation for Inside Indexing 2013
    2013-03-28

    Michael Ashton, Enduring's Managing Principal, will be speaking at the 2013 Inside Indexing Conference, which is being held in Boston on April 22-23. His topic will be "Inflation - Problem, Opportunity, or Both?" We've posted the presentation on our blog.


  • Ashton on Bloomberg Jan 2013
    2013-01-21

    On January 16, 2013 Michael Ashton, Managing Principal of Enduring Investments, was a guest on the "Hays Advantage" program with Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn. You can listen to the recording here.


  • Ashton on Bloomberg
    2013-01-11

    In mid-December Michael Ashton, Managing Principal of Enduring Investments, was a guest on the "Bloomberg on the Economy" program with Carol Massar. You can listen to the 10-minute recording here.


  • 2012 speaking appearances
    2012-12-11

    In May 2012, Michael Ashton led a roundtable discussion about inflation at the Global Derivatives USA Summit in Chicago. In September, he was on a panel at the Euromoney Real Return VI Conference; in November he spoke at the Euromoney Forex Forum.


  • IMN Conference: Innovation in Inflation
    2012-12-11

    On March 27th, 2012, Michael Ashton delivered a presentation to the IMN Public Funds conference. Listen here (35 minutes).


  • Journal of Indices "Roundtable" Interview
    2012-04-26

    Michael Ashton was featured in a roundtable discussion about inflation, appearing in the November/December 2011 Journal of Indices.


  • Bloomberg Radio
    2011-12-30

    Listen to Enduring Investment's Michael Ashton's recent appearance on Bloomberg Radio (the Hays Advantage, November 16, 2011). Listen here (will take you to Bloomberg.com)


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