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Social Security and inflation

Chris Farrell Oct 16, 2008

Social Security says that benefits will increase by 5.8% in 2009. Social Security is really the only retirement product that offers genuine inflation protection.

Protecting retirees from inflation is a factor other retirement savings plans should take into account. But most don’t.

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