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Your $1.5 Million Nest Egg Runs Out 5 Years Early When Inflation Hits 4.5%

A 66-year-old retiree with $1.5 million and a 60/40 portfolio faces a quiet crisis when inflation runs higher than planned.
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Looking inside the numbers on the December inflation report

Prices for goods and services rose 2.7% in 2025, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 2.7% increase was the lowest rate of inflation since 2020, when prices rose 1.2%. The ...
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Here’s the inflation breakdown for December 2025 — in one chart

The consumer price index rose 2.7% in December 2025 from 12 months earlier, unchanged from November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tariffs put some upward pressure on prices for ...
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Inflation Set to Rise in 2026 as Tariff Costs Hit Consumers

The US had nearly beaten back inflation, but tariffs are expected to revive it. After soaring to 6.5% in 2022 (the highest since 1981), PCE inflation dropped to 3.8% in 2023 and 2.6% in 2024. It’s ...