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06.10.26 Automatic Retirement Accounts / Inflation Calculation
· 37 min
Episode 06.10.26 Automatic Retirement Accounts / Inflation Calculation
Clark’s teaching mission has always focused on getting you to save every dollar you can for retirement, especially when you can “set it and forget it” through automatic contributions. It’s the best way to achieve financial freedom. Smart new initiatives are helping Americans save more: Automatic Retirement Savings Programs. Meanwhile, if you feel like your paycheck isn't going as far as it used to, you’re right. Comparing what everyday items cost 30 years ago versus today, the math explains why so many hardworking Americans feel completely squeezed. Critical pillars of the American dream have skyrocketed. Check out the link below to calculate your own inflation reality and see how to make your dollars work harder for you. Inflation Calculator - Clark.com
Plus, Christa shares your #AskClark questions and Clark gives his take. All this and more on the June 10, 2026, episode of The Clark Howard Show. Submit your questions: Ask Clark
• Automatic Retirement Savings: Segment 1 • Ask Clark: Segment 2 • Calculating Inflation: Segment 3 • Ask Clark: Segment 4
Mentioned on the show:
• [The Washington Post] A better way to make saving money easier • What Is a 403(b) and How Does It Work? - Clark Howard • How I Set My Teens Up for Retirement in 5 Minutes • Here's What 26 Everyday Things Cost In The 1990s Vs. 2026 • Inflation Calculator - Clark.com • Dacia Cars - Good Thinking - Dacia • Chase - Payment Choices Matter
Clark.com resources:
• Episode transcripts • Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark • Clark.com daily money newsletter • Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275
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Links in the notes 16
- https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2026/04/states-with-automated-retirement-savings-programs-see-growth-in-new-private-plans?utm_campaign=2026-04-22+Rundown&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pew&subscriberkey=00Q7V00001hmIcnUAE
- https://www.buzzfeed.com/victoriavouloumanos/90s-prices-vs-today-adjusted-for-inflation
- https://clark.com/inflation-calculator/
- https://clark.com/ask
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/01/universal-savings-accounts-would-be-better-than-all-today-options/?utm_campaign=wp_todays_headlines&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F4741865%2F69f5cb2de5bfc413d63e5e3b%2F631ccb7542168b3d9590952e%2F30%2F67%2F69f5cb2de5bfc413d63e5e3b
- https://clark.com/personal-finance-credit/investing-retirement/what-is-403b-how-does-it-work/
- https://clark.com/personal-finance-credit/investing-retirement/how-i-set-my-teens-up-for-retirement-in-5-minutes/
- https://www.dacia.ie/
- https://www.chase.com/digital/resources/privacy-security/security/payment-choices?jp_cmp=xl/XP111713/ema/CFXQ2FL_0426_v3_CB/Body_Textlink_1
- https://clark.com/
- https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3743
- https://community.clark.com/
- https://clark.com/ask/
- https://clark.com/newsletters/
- https://clark.com/about-consumer-action-center/
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