Retirement amount Jul 1986 | | US Dollar Index value Jul 1986 | | USD Index value 1000 X Index | | | | |
$1,000,000.00 | | 108.04 | | $108,040.00 | | | | |
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Retirement Dollars are worth | | | | | Retirement dollars worth in 2002 | | | |
$1,080,400.00 | | | | | $1,199,800.00 | | | |
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Future prices Jul 1986 | Relative purchasing power | | | | | |
Gold | 362.7 | $2,978.77 | | | | | | |
Unleaded Gas | 0.3 | $3,601,333.33 | | | | | | |
CRB Index | 204.4 | $5,285.71 | | | | | | |
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Jun-07 | | | | | | | | |
Retriement Dollars are worth | | | | | | | | |
$818,600.00 | | US Dollar Index value Jun 2007 | | | | | | |
| | 81.86 | | 81860 | | | | |
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Futures Prices Jun 2007 | | Relative Purchasing power | | % Decline in relative PP since 1986 | Hedged by selling dollars | Hedged by buying Gold | | |
Gold | 669.6 | $1,222.52 | | 59 | 45 | 12.8 | | |
Unleaded Gas | 2.21 | $370,407.24 | | 89.7 | 86.4 | 78 | | |
CCI (New CRB) | 411 | $1,991.73 | | 62.5 | 50.3 | 20 | | |