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The Safe Descent | Inflation and the Floor
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The Safe Descent | Inflation and the Floor
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Imagine jumping out of a plane at 65. The parachute deploys perfectly — full canopy, completely secure. What you can't see: the material is dissolving invisibly the whole way down, and by the time you're halfway to the ground, you're falling twice as fast.
In this episode, two hosts unpack the compounding math of inflation — why a $7,000 monthly expense at 65 becomes roughly $17,000 by 95, which guaranteed income sources actually adjust (Social Security) and which don't (fixed pensions, most annuity income riders), and why healthcare inflation at 5-7% annually is the real threat hiding behind headline CPI numbers. Then Linda and Margaret — identical starting assets, identical age, completely different architecture. One built a rigid floor that looked perfect at 65 and suffocated by 80. The other engineered for what retirement actually costs at the finish line, not just the starting line.
This is a companion series exploring ideas from The Income Standard, hosted by Tod Long. Hear Tod himself, in his own voice, on the flagship show — link below.
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