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Effect of Inflation

How inflation erodes the value of money

Can you remember how much you paid for your first house and what your annual income was at the time? How much would that house be worth now and how much would you have to be earning to be able to buy it? This is the effect of inflation.

When choosing an annuity you must consider carefully what effect inflation will have on your spending power in the future, this is particularly important if the income from the annuity makes up a high proportion of your overall income.

 The following calculator will show the effect of inflation over any period.

 
Income       
  Period (yrs)     
  inflation Rate