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How to Use it

Our inflation calculator helps people understand why inflation is one of the five key risks in retirement. It educates users on historical inflation and the impact of inflation on purchasing power. On the first tab, choose a category of goods and services and move the time horizon slider to see the cumulative effect of inflation. On the second tab, we tie together inflation and investment risk and returns.


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Under the Hood

This calculator uses the Consumer Price Index, as published by the US Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics to estimate historical inflation averages. All projections are hypothetical in nature.