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Inflation Calculator
See how inflation erodes purchasing power over time
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Understanding Inflation
- - Inflation measures how prices increase over time, reducing purchasing power
- - Historical US inflation averages around 3% annually
- - At 3% inflation, prices double approximately every 24 years (Rule of 72)
- - Investments should aim to outpace inflation to grow real wealth
- - Fixed incomes like pensions lose purchasing power without COLA adjustments
- - At 3% inflation, prices double in ~24 years