Portfolio Management Measurement Revision

How inflation numbers are manipulated to appear lower. How to change your mindset about inflation to get ahead of it.

Topics covered include:

• How Inflation (PCE) Calculations Are Changing
• Why the CPE Changes Are Suspicious
• The Biggest Changes Ever to Inflation Calculations
• What Causes Inflation
• AI Buildout Is Boosting Inflation
• How Rising Income Can Overcome Inflation
• Inflation Is Currency Debasement
• Most Things Get Cheaper and Better Over Time
• Personal Inflation Rate and Retirement
• We Can Beat Inflation by Improving Our Skills
• Inflation Manipulation vs Inflation Fabrication
• How to Outsmart Inflation

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Show Notes

Preview of the 2026 Annual Update of the National Economic Accounts—BEA

The Inflation Outlook by Governor Stephen I. Miran—U.S. Federal Reserve

Toward A More Accurate Measure Of The Cost Of Living by The Advisory Commission To Study The Consumer Price Index —SSA

A Complete Guide to Understanding and Protecting Against Inflation by David Stein—Money for the Rest of Us

Live Retirement Portfolio Cohort—Money for the Rest of Us

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