Inflation accelerated to 8.6% in May. 😬
Why is inflation getting worse? And how should retirement investors respond?
In this episode, I’m answering those questions + sharing key takeaways from the May inflation (CPI) report.
I’m also discussing:
- What “shadow inflation” is (and why you should ignore it)
- Why inflation is high
- What retirement investors can do in response
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Episode Resources:
- Stay Wealthy Inflation Series:
- Inflation Part 1 (2/9/22)
- Inflation Part 2 (2/22/22)
- Why I Was Wrong About Inflation (3/15/22)
- Shadow Inflation:
- Debunking Shadow Inflation [Full Stack Econ]
- Shadowstats Response to Errors [Econbrowser]
- Current CPI Report [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics]
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on Pandemic Relief and Inflation [BBC]
- How Not to Panic [Of Dollars and Data]
- Rising Interest Rates Don’t Mean Bonds Lose Money [Stay Wealthy]
- Why Are TIPS Losing Money [Stay Wealthy]
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