Inflation Affects Your Finances, Even In Small Amounts
There’s been a lot of news about inflation lately. As of July, the inflation rate was around 3.2%.[1] This means that the cost of goods and services, including but not limited to items such as groceries, housing, and gas, has gone up by 3.2% since this time last year.[2] You might think 3.2% is a pretty small number, and maybe you haven’t noticed a huge jump in the costs of the things you purchase every […]
Inflation May Finally Be Slowing Down!
Inflation has been a hot-button issue in finance and politics lately. You may have noticed changes in inflation yourself if you went to buy something and it was much more expensive than you expected. Eggs are a great example of this.[1] In 2022 the price of eggs went up by 59.9% due to an outbreak of avian influenza. Another factor was the pandemic, which caused disruptions to supply chains across the globe, causing inflation and […]
2 Ways the 2022 Economic Woes Affected Your Retirement Accounts
The 2022 economic climate has been bumpy for most, and in some cases even bumpier for retirees. Americans and the world at large dealt with the economic ramifications of the Russia-Ukraine war, post-pandemic industrial effects, and rising inflation and interest rates. As the year ends, it is important to understand how these factors affected your finances as a retiree. Inflation Pinched Pockets Between 1991 and 2021, annual inflation averaged 2.5%, close to the Federal Reserve’s […]
