The Impact of Inflation

	What Is Inflation and Why Should You Care About It? Inflation occurs when there is more money circulating than there are goods and services to buy. When there's a lot of demand for goods and services, their prices usually go up. The law of supply and demand produces price inflation.
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	How Can You Fight the Effects of Inflation? Inflation is one of the reasons people — especially those in their 20s and 30s — are often surprised by the amount they will need to save for their retirement. Inflation pushes future costs higher: as a result, the nest egg needed to produce the income you want would need to be bigger.
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	Inflation and Bonds: The Ups and Downs Inflation has an impact on most securities, but it can particularly affect the value of your bonds. Why? Because bond yields are closely tied to interest rates, and when interest rates and bond yields rise, bond prices fall.
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	Inflation Doesn't Retire When You Do The need to outpace inflation doesn't end at retirement; in fact, it becomes even more important. If you're living on a fixed income, you need to make sure your investing strategy takes inflation into account. Otherwise, you may have less buying power in the later years of your retirement because your income doesn't stretch as far.
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