Class 2 - Impact of Inflation

EQ - How does inflation impact a person's decision to invest?

1. Activator: The impact of inflation
1. Choose your birth year from this website
2. Find the costs of basic items during your birth year and write them down.
3. Compare those prices to today's prices.
4. Calculate the increase in the expense
2. Inflation
1. Impact of inflation on savings
2. Discussion Question:  What does this mean for you?
3. Inflation Calculator
1. If you saved $10,000 on your birthday, what would it be worth today?
3. How can investing help you overcome the impact of inflation?
1. What level was the S&P 500 closest to your birthday?
2. How much has it grown since then?
3. If you invested $10,000 into the stock market on your birthday, what would it be worth today?
4. Return Calculator
4. Discussion Question - What does this mean to you?
5. Collaborative Group Research - 25 Things People Should Know About Investing
6. Class Survey (Schoology)