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Inflation
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Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services rises over time, reducing the purchasing power of money. It means that each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services than before. Inflation is usually measured as an annual percentage and can result from increased demand (demand-pull), higher production costs (cost-push), or expansion of the money supply. Moderate inflation is normal in a growing economy, but high or unpredictable inflation can hurt savings, investments, and overall economic stability, while deflation (the opposite) can also be harmful.
Inflation Causing Many Older Workers to Postpone Retirement
New Nationwide survey finds 13% of Gen X and Boomers may work longer than planned because of rising inflation
American Seniors Feeling the Inflation Heat
Older Americans–especially widowed and divorced women–say inflation and other factors are having negative impact on retirement
Why the Fed is Caught in an Inflation Trap
It’s widely recognized that quantitative easing is a dangerous experiment of magnitude that has never been conducted before.
5 Evolving Retirement Trends in 2022
Here’s a second helping of cherrypicked facts, trends and statistics taken from the Secure Retirement Institute’s recent Retail Retirement Reference Guide
Bob Doll’s 10 Predictions for 2022: Politics, Pandemics, and Inflation
'2022 will likely be more challenging for investors,' Doll writes.
What The Federal Reserve’s Misguided Policies Really Mean
The Federal Reserve pretends it can avert the inevitable consequences, but it can’t
Americans Worries Shift from Pandemic to Rising Inflation in 2022
The pandemic was the “most worrisome threat” in 2021, but now inflation is seen as the biggest risk to retirement plans, according to a new study from Allianz Life
4 Biggest Social Security Worries Heading Into 2022
A look at key factors including looming insolvency, inflation and demographic challenges facing the country’s largest entitlement program
Episode 35: Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerard Baker on Rising Inflation, ESG, Bitcoin and Retirement Issues
We’re joined by Gerard Baker, Editor-at-Large of The Wall Street Journal and author of the weekly “Free Expression”…
‘Exploding’ Inflation Stressing Seniors Hampered by Tiny Social Security COLA
While skyrocketing lumber prices might not impact a significant percentage of retirees, fast-rising prices of many other goods…