Hedge Against Higher Interest Rates?

Investors will be watching the earnings of so called value companies, which saw a massive surge in the second quarter for financials and energy. You know, it looks like maybe industrials and retail companies may not be as able to pass on thess costs as some of the other ones. What do you think about a hedges? You know, gold hasn't been performing the way you might have expected it to inflation either. Even if you don't, even if you're not afraid of it, you might want to hedge a little bit against it.