7 Value Stocks Everyone Is Ignoring Let’s look at seven stocks to buy now to protect from higher inflation: Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ:RIOT) Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) Adecoagro (NYSE:AGRO) Stocks to Buy Now to Protect From Inflation: Newmont Corporation (NEM) NEM) logo on a mobile phone screen" width="300" height="169"> Source: Piotr Swat/Shutterstock For decades, gold has been an effective hedge against inflation. NEM stock is probably among the best. NEM stock will trend higher, in addition to providing healthy dividends.