I-bonds are actually relatively poor inflation hedges because government inflation numbers usually understate actual inflation. This has been constant across m

I-bonds are actually relatively poor inflation hedges because government inflation numbers usually understate actual inflation. This has been constant across multiple countries and multiple hyperinflationary events. It's like entering a contract where the party paying you also gets to set how much they pay you. Real assets that universally desired usually do better. Things like real estate, stocks of consumer staples, and industries that are critical for conducting business (eg. transportation, or anything that's a channel to the consumer). People will continue to need these regardless of what the government does, and as long as contracts hold, their value will increase.