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

About this episode

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 Sponsors Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off NetSuite Retirement Investing Webinar and Portfolio Cohort Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus 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