With today’s high inflation and rising interest rates, some retirement plans may be at risk due to assets depleting prematurely due to these factors. Today’s economic conditions are much worse than coming out of the Great Depression when the U.S. experienced inflation, high-interest rates, historical debt, and tax levels when tax rates were above 40% for over 40 years (1940-1981). Here’s an explanation of two significant risks to your retirement plan: inflation risk and interest rate risk.
Inflation risk is the risk that the future real value (after inflation) of an investment, asset, or income stream will be reduced. Inflation risk impacts your savings and investments in these ways:
Interest rate risk is the potential for investment losses that results from a change in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the price of a bond and other fixed-income securities decreases. The opportunity cost of holding these investments increases due to the cost of missing out on positive return investments. Interest rate risks to your retirement plan impact your portfolio in the following ways:
Your financial professional can help you determine an appropriate strategy for your situation to help mitigate inflation risk and interest-rate risk in your portfolio. Contact them today.
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