US Market Periods — High Inflation

Inflation is the silent threat to every retirement plan. These video shorts examine 30-year periods in US history where rising prices did the most damage — eras when your portfolio might have grown in nominal terms while your purchasing power stagnated or declined. The high-inflation periods often overlap with oil shocks, wartime economies, and monetary policy mistakes. Each simulation tracks how a real portfolio of stocks and bonds performed when CPI was running at 6%, 8%, or even 14% annually. You’ll see the gap between what your account statement showed and what your money could actually buy. These are essential viewing for anyone worried about inflation risk in retirement. They show which portfolio allocations held up best, how different withdrawal rates fared, and whether equities truly served as the inflation hedge that conventional wisdom promises.