Inflation

Early 2025 Social Security COLA Forecast Inches Up on Inflation Data

Long-term projection still sits well below this year’s 3.2% increase...

If You Want to Retire in 2025, Here's What You Need to Prep Now

Here's how to strategize withdrawals, optimize tax advantages and beat inflation ahead of a 2025 retirement....

Impact of inflation on retirement funding plans

So I have a realistic budget built and was analyzing my required yearly withdrawals from my retirement along with social security etc. I made an assumption of 4%inflation each year. Looking ten years ...

The Fed is still pushing to get inflation down. Do people feel it?

Laura Stover, RFC® is discussing the recent decision by the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged and the potential implications for retirees and investors. We will also explore the on...

Fed Pivot…what did they actually say? 231217

Episode 438: Fed isn’t planning to hit 2% inflation target until end of 2026. Fed rate cuts in 2024 would keep the yield curve inverted. Sign up for free ALERTs & Market Commentary at: https...

Higher Rates Can Help Retirees but Stocks Outpace Inflation

Investors who want to lock in safe income may be hurt over the long haul if they don’t also hold stocks, our columnist says....

What Is the Outlook for Retirement in 2024?

Here's how to navigate inflation, potentially lower returns and changing rules for retirement withdrawals....

The Fed is still pushing to get inflation down. Do people feel it?

Laura Stover, RFC® is discussing the recent decision by the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged and the potential implications for retirees and investors. We will also explore the on...

Is the U.S. Stock Market as Bad as it Seems?

In the past few weeks the U.S. stock market has erased all of its gains over the past few months. The summer of 2023 came and went and we have nothing to show for it. Inflation and volatility are star...

Due to Inflation, Workers Question Values When Financial Planning

Thrivent finds workers are at a crossroads between their financial savings and personal values...

Why Are Houses So Expensive?

The dream of owning a home has become more elusive than ever. Over the past decade, U.S. house prices have increased by nearly 4.7% per year above the rate of inflation while the median household inco...

SSA site confuses me about taking early retirement and keep working because of record high inflation

Hi and thank you. My full retirement age is 66ys 10mo. I would like to take early retirement benefits around August 2023 when I'm past 64s of age. I plan to keep working full time making Federal adjus...

Inflation’s Toll: Cuts to Retirement Savings and Health Care | Kiplinger

Many consumers struggling to make ends meet amid inflation are reducing retirement saving and health care, which can have disastrous results later in life....

As Inflation Rages, Our Members Give Cost-Cutting Suggestions

Sept. 22, 2022 — Thanks to the pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and other factors, inflation is raging here in the U.S. and everywhere in the world. While early estimates are the 2023 ...

Which is Safer: Rental Houses or Stock Investments? (a Case Study)

During our recent discussion on Inflation, a Badass reader stopped by and caught my attention by dropping the following block of wisdom into the comments section:  “A final note if you are worr...

You’ve Been Thinking About Inflation All Wrong

With the most recent CPI data coming in at 8.5% over the prior year, there's been a lot of talk online about inflation and it's impact on your finances. Unfortunately, one of the most common arguments...

Inflation – Should We Be Worried?

I’ve been writing about money for almost eleven years now, and in that time the world has become an immensely richer place. Here in the US, our economy has grown by about 25% even after inflation, w...