Investors haven't 'planned for enough,' particularly with inflation

Long-time personal-finance commentator Paul Merriman, founder of the M erriman Financial Education Foundation says that investors haven't taken inflation into consideration the way they have investment returns, and that has the potential to leave them "at risk of being disappointed." Merriman says that investors should "Take 2 percent off of the return for the purposes of thinking about the future, and add 2 percent to what you are thinking in terms of inflation and that would be a more realistic view of the future." Deana Healy, vice president of financial planning and advice at Ameriprise Financial discusses the firm's recent survey report, "Flying Solo: Navigating Financial Autonomy," which found that 85 percent of financially solo adults feel confident managing their money , but the same number worry about aging alone and navigating the long-term financial decisions that come with it. Plus Chuck answers two questions from listeners, one about whether people are hiding their spending and their financial health in order to fit in with friends and neighbors — possibly explaining the disconnect between sentiment numbers and spending statistics — and the other from an investors whose portfolio has remain unchanged for decades, and whether staying put with it continues to make sense.

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Investors haven't 'planned for enough,' particularly with inflation is an episode from MoneyLife with Chuck Jaffe Daily Podcast - Full Show by Money Life with Chuck Jaffe.

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This episode was published on May 27, 2026.

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