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Inflation-Adjusted Returns

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S&P 500 since 2000
Savings account since 2010
Home equity since 2015
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%
Nominal return
+0%
→
Real return
+0%
Your investment lost purchasing power despite showing a gain on paper.

This uses official CPI data, which understates the real damage. The actual purchasing power loss runs closer to 8% a year when you include asset inflation and the things the government leaves out.

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