Inflation - Your Biggest Worry

Assets need to grow above the inflation rate in order to grow at all. Inflation is the biggest worry when trying to grow assets for retirement. Future dollars get discounted, or become worth less, through inflation. Investors need to overcome the discounting of inflation in addition to achieving the desired growth.

The long term inflation rate is 3% (from 1900 through 2016), but inflation can vary dramatically. In fact, inflation has averaged over 4% over the last 45 years.

1)https://www.minneapolisfed.org/community/teaching-aids/cpi-calculator-information/consumer-price-index-and-inflation-rates-1913

2)http://www.in2013dollars.com/1903-dollars-in-2017?amount=1

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