Is Inflation Manipulated? If So, What to Do About It

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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