Impact of Inflation  
Over time, the effects of inflation can erode the value of your savings. At the end of an inflationary year, a dollar buys a little bit less than the year before. This calculator is designed to estimate the future cost of an item based on today’s prices and the rate of inflation you expect.
     

1. Enter the current cost of what you want to buy.

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2. How many years before you will buy this item?

3. Enter the annual inflation rate that you want to assume. (Inflation has averaged 3 percent over the past 10 years.)

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Financial Planning Strategies, Don Leander, CFP
6645 Delmonico Blvd., Suite 101 • Colorado Springs, CO • 80919
Phone: 719-266-5335 / 800-375-9850
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Required Disclosure: Don Leander is primarily a fee-only financial adviser (dba: Financial Planning Strategies) and a registered investment advisory firm, and is not employed by any brokerage firm. Schwab Institutional is the primary brokerage recommended to provide client statements, online services, and securities transaction clearing.  Don is also a licensed insurance agent, and when requested, will work for clients as an independent agent recommending various kinds of insurance or annuities, when appropriate, which can result in commission compensation.  A copy of Don Leander's disclouure brochure (Form ADV Part II) is available upon request.  Don Leander is available to work with a limited number of clients in all 50 states, but primarily focuses on clients in the states of Colorado and Texas.

 

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