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3 Assets Picked By Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary To Help Protect Against Inflation

The famous investor recently identified some ways he thinks portfolios can help stave off difficult economic times

Andrew Martin
5 min readOct 5, 2022

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The current state of the economy, particularly inflation, has most investors floating in a sea of uncertainty and turmoil. However, the recent Build Back Better bill intended to combat these trying times is not embraced by everyone. One opponent appears to be Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary, who recently spoke out about why he isn’t a fan of the legislation, and what three assets he likes as investments as an inflation hedge.

The Canadian O’Leary was a co-founder of Softkey Software Products, a manufacturer of computer software focused on family education and entertainment. Purchased by Mattel in 1999, the proceeds from the sale of his company made him a millionaire many times over. Since that time, he has transitioned into a new career as an investor, writer and television persona — including his well known turn as an investor on the start-up show Shark Tank. It is estimated that the 68-year-old may be worth in excess of $400 million.

Given his status as one of the most recognizable investors in the world, O’Leary gets frequent opportunities to act as a pundit on all…

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Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin

Written by Andrew Martin

Dabbler in soccer, history, investing & writing. Master’s degree in baseball history. Passionate about history, diversity, culture, sports, film and investing .

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