Hedging Inflation With Foreign Utilities By John Reese About this article: From John Paulson to Warren Buffett to Steve Leuthold, several top strategists have recently warned that serious inflation could be on the horizon for the U.S. Given how much money the government has spent and pumped into the financial system, it's hard to argue with them. The odds that the Federal Reserve will time its excess liquidity mop-up just right seem low, and -- considering the length and breadth of this recession and the ballooning national debt -- the odds that the Fed will try to err on the side of too much inflation rather than another potential round of deflation seem high. With an inflationary climate potentially looming, I decided to have my Guru Strategy computer models -- each of which is based on the approach of a different investing great -- look outside the U.S. for some top inflation-hedging plays. I focused in particular on... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200. More Stories From RealMoney Durable Goods Up Move Down the Tech Food Chain Jobless Claims Still High Bulls' Tenacity Is the Big Question Mark Should You Buy It? Pharmaceutical Product Development Bad News Trumps All Support for Banks Holds, For Now Bummer, Yields Are on the Rise Money on the Line Makes a Big Difference Structured Products: Unsafe at Any Price MORE STORIES FROM REALMONEY

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