You may not notice inflation month to month, but over a 25-year retirement, it can quietly cut your purchasing power in half. Inflation can also hit retirees harder, as their incomes are often fixed ...

Inflation always drives up prices over time, but ever since the pandemic, consumers have felt the pinch a bit more. After hitting a 40-year peak at 9.1% in June 2022, the consumer price index (CPI) ...

Purchasing power halves in 24 years at 3% inflation versus 35 years at 2%. Retirement savings targets rise from $1M to $1.2M when inflation runs at 3.5% instead of 2%. Withdrawal rates should drop ...

There's a silent threat to every retirement plan: inflation. While market crashes grab headlines, Inflation can quietly cut your purchasing power year after year. So to talk through strategies to ...

For decades, retirement planning has assumed inflation would average around 2-2.5% annually, and financial planners built withdrawal strategies, income projections, and spending budgets around this ...