Over time, the effects of inflation can erode the value of your savings. At the end of an inflationary year, a dollar buys a little bit less than the year before. This calculator is designed to estimate the future cost of an item based on today’s prices and the rate of inflation you expect.       1. Enter the current cost of what you want to buy. $ 2. How many years before you will buy this item? 3. Enter the annual inflation rate that you want to assume. (Inflation has averaged 2.5 percent over the past 10 years.) %

Harold Lowe is a Registered Representative and Investment Advisor Representative of and offers securities and advisory services through Symetra Investment Services, Inc.  DBA in the state of CA as SIS Financial & Insurance Services, 777 108th Avenue NE, Suite 1200, Bellevue, WA 98004. 800-469-7667.  Member FINRA/SIPC, Broker/Dealer and an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Rising Oak Financial is not a subsidiary or an affiliate of Symetra Investment Services, Inc. or SIS Financial & Insurance Services.