True or False

1.) REITs have a negative correlation with inflation.

________ 2.) The retail sales numbers have an adjustment for inflation.

________ 3.) Most commodity mutual funds take commodity exposure using futures contracts.

________ 4.) The 100-age retirement rule of thumb guarantees that retirees will not run out of money.

________ 5.) Inflation results from too little demand beyond productive capacity.

________ 6.) Firms with steady, but not high growth, can be attractive if dividends are high.

________ 7.) When examining credit spreads, the curve steepness is important.

________ 8.) A Roth IRA benefit, over a Traditional IRA, is that Roth contributions are tax deductible.

________ 9.) For investing, volatility is often used to measure risk.

________ 10.) Investing in gold mining companies is a low risky way of investing in gold.