You don’t have to be an economist or have studied macroeconomics in college to know that inflation is a dirty word. With inflation comes the higher costs of products and services, while at the same time, the value of our money lessens.
From 1990 to 2018, the average inflation rate in the United States was 2.46% per year. In other words, items that cost $100 this year will cost $102.46 next year, and so on, and so on …
And with inflation comes the inflation tax, which can affect your long-term savings accounts and retirement plans. Fortunately, with some strategic investing and proper retirement planning, there are ways to reduce your inflation tax.
Ready to learn what the inflation tax is all about? Want to know how you can avoid it? Here’s everything physicians need to know about the inflation tax.