One way you would win with an increase in an inflationary environment could be if own assets such as real estate, stocks, commodities, art etc. When the dollar is inflated the value of an assets increases because there is more money in the system. It will cost more money to pay for items than it did years prior. A way inflation can hurt you if you are low to middle class and you do not own assets. With inflation the price of things such as food, clothes, rent, etc, it will cause your dollar from a few years back to be worth less than what it is today in an inflationary environment