09/21/2026
Inflation is the silent wealth killer nobody really warns retirees about…
Here's the math that should stop you cold: at just 3% inflation, your purchasing power gets cut in half in about 24 years.
And it hits the things you can't skip the hardest, food up 8 to 11%, utilities climbing every year, healthcare costs rising faster than almost anything else.
The problem is that most people plan retirement around a fixed number, then watch that number lose ground while the deposits stay the same.
Feeling "set" at 65 and actually staying set at 85 are two very different things.
That's exactly why I created a free mini course, Protecting Your Retirement Income, for Canadians who want their money to keep up.
In this free course, you'll learn:
✅ How inflation erodes a fixed retirement income, and the Canadian-specific strategies that protect against it
✅ Why your TFSA can act as a tax-free hedge for your later years, and how to use it that way
✅ How to size your emergency fund so a bad market never forces your hand at the wrong moment
✅ The healthcare cost timeline every retiree needs, including the start of retirement window most people miss
Protect the income you worked so hard to build.
Get instant access to the free mini course here: astrauniversity.ca/mini-course