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Flat Chart: Alternate term for natural chart. See natural chart.

Natural Chart: A chart with 0° Aries on the cusp of the first house that shows the natural horoscope position of signs. Also called a flat chart.

Inflation Hedge: Accounting practices allowing for the effects of inflation.

Inflation Accounting: The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising.

Inflation Rate: The inflation rate is a measure of changing prices, typically calculated on a month-to-month and year-to-year basis and expressed as a percentage. For example, each month the Bureau of Labor . . . View Full Definition

Inflation: Inflation is a persistent increase in prices, often triggered when demand for goods is greater than the available supply or when unemployment is low and workers can command higher salaries. . . . View Full Definition

GDP Implicit Price Deflator: A market strategy in which investors sell stocks to drive prices to a level that breaks through stop orders known to exist. Once the price is low enough, the stop orders become market orders . . . View Full Definition

Inflation-Adjusted Return: Inflation-adjusted return is what you earn on an investment after accounting for the impact of inflation. For example, if you earn 7% on a bond during a period when the inflation rate averag . . . View Full Definition

Inflation Uncertainty: Also called purchasing power risk, the risk that changes in the real return the investor will realize after adjusting for inflation will be negative.

Inflation-Escalator Clause: The fact that future inflation rates are not known. It is a possible contributing factor to the makeup of the term structure of interest rates.