If you've been paying attention to the news this year, especially money news, you know there's been a lot of talk about inflation. There's been an avalanche of articles with titles like U.S consumer prices surge in March, CPI finds, pushing inflation to 2 1/2-year high and Consumer prices rise more than expected, pushed by 9.1% jump in gasoline.

Inflation, otherwise known as rising prices, can wreak havoc on any budget, but hits retirees especially hard. Not only can inflation stretch a spending plan, but one of its side effects is rising interest rates: good for savers, but often bad for stocks.

So, what's a saver, especially one close to retirement, supposed to do? Is inflation here to stay or is this just a temporary blip?

That's the topic of this week's "Money!" podcast. We're going to explore some ideas, and see what, if anything, we need to do to protect ourselves and our savings.

Want more information? Check out these resources:
Inflation Fears Are Surging — Should You Be Scared, Too?
5 Ways Retirees Can Lower Their Inflation Risk
How to Earn More Money on Your Savings
15 Ways You Can Deflate Inflation
11 Passive Income Ideas to Help You Make Money in 2021
Bloomberg: Inflation Is Coming. That Might Even Be a Problem
New York Times: How Not to Get Fooled by the New Inflation Numbers
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If you've been paying attention to the news this year, especially money news, you know there's been a lot of talk about inflation. There's been an avalanche of articles with titles like <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/consumer-prices-surge-again-as-u-s-inflation-marches-higher-11618317779">U.S consumer prices surge in March, CPI finds, pushing inflation to 2 1/2-year high</a> and <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/13/us-consumer-price-index-march-2021.html">Consumer prices rise more than expected, pushed by 9.1% jump in gasoline</a>.
Inflation, otherwise known as rising prices, can wreak havoc on any budget, but hits retirees especially hard. Not only can inflation stretch a spending plan, but one of its side effects is rising interest rates: good for savers, but often bad for stocks.
So, what's a saver, especially one close to retirement, supposed to do? Is inflation here to stay or is this just a temporary blip?
That's the topic of this week's <a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/podcasts/">"Money!" podcast.</a> We're going to explore some ideas, and see what, if anything, we need to do to protect ourselves and our savings.
Want more information? Check out these resources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/inflation-fears-are-surging-should-you-be-scared-too/">Inflation Fears Are Surging &mdash; Should You Be Scared, Too?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/how-retirees-can-lower-their-inflation-risk/">5 Ways Retirees Can Lower Their Inflation Risk</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/little-known-ways-to-earn-far-more-interest-on-your-money/">How to Earn More Money on Your Savings</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/15-ways-you-can-deflate-inflation/">15 Ways You Can Deflate Inflation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/11-passive-income-ideas-to-help-you-make-money-in-2020/">11 Passive Income Ideas to Help You Make Money in 2021</a></li>
<li>Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-13/inflation-is-coming-to-the-u-s-and-the-fed-could-be-in-a-bind">Inflation Is Coming. That Might Even Be a Problem</a></li>
<li>New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/upshot/inflation-numbers.html">How Not to Get Fooled by the New Inflation Numbers</a></li>
<li>Money Talks News' <a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/rates/savings/">savings account search tool</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to the <a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/#newsletter">Money Talks News newsletter</a></li>
<li>Take our <a href="https://unb.moneytalksnews.com/retirement-guide/">The Only Retirement Guide You'll Ever Need</a> course</li>
<li>Take our <a href="https://www.moneytalksnews.com/courses/money-made-simple/">Money Made Simple</a> course</li>
</ul>
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Is Inflation About to Trash Your Investments?

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