INFLATION CUTS THE VALUE OF YOUR MONEY IN HALF EVERY 22 YEARS.
Here's why:
On average, U.S. inflation has risen 3.21% every year for the past century, doubling prices every 22 years. So, if you're 45 years old today, you can expect to see prices double—and your money lose half its value—not once, but twice during your retirement years.
It's a reality you have to consider when saving and planning for retirement.
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THE 401K, IT'S NOT A RETIREMENT PLAN
RETIREMENT CHALLENGES
Living longer: increasing life spans create the risk you’ll outlive your savings.
Inflation: Rising healthcare costs, increasing general living costs, and taxes can erode your future purchasing power.
Market uncertainty: market volatility and low interest rates can have a devastating impact on your retirement income.
Long Term Care Facts:
68%: The probability that an individual over age 65 will become cognitively impaired or unable to complete at least two "activities of daily living"--including dressing, bathing, or eating--over his or her lifetime.
79: Average age upon admittance to a nursing home.
40%: The percentage of individuals who reach age 65 who will enter a nursing home during their lifetimes.
10%: The percentage of people who enter a nursing home who will stay there five or more years.
65%: The percentage of people who entered a nursing home who died within one year of admission.
Five months: The typical length of nursing-home stay for patients who eventually died in the nursing home.
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