As a researcher at the IRF, my primary focus is on inflation hedging and inflation correlated assets, with an emphasis on historical behavior under periods of high inflationary stress. In doing so, I have examined both the "common sense" inflation hedges (e.g. precious metals) as well as many novel methods of protection with an emphasis on seeking positive, low volatility, inflation-adjusted returns. My current research is focused on studying asset behavior with regards to sticky- and flexible-price inflation, using them as proxies for expected and unexpected inflation, respectively, with an emphasis on Fisher effects.