9 Stocks Giving Dividend Raises in Q209 [View article]
Not "his" purchasing power raise, but that of the generic new hire in his former position. Good for young entry level staff accountants.
On Jul 05 11:30 AM Ilanbigfoot wrote:
> Nice article. Just FYI: according to InflationData.com, the inflation > rate from May 1985 to May 2009 (assuming you graduated and was hired > in May....?) was 99.31%, or 2.92% annualized. So your purchasing-power > raise was really only about 1.3% annually. Still, not bad!
9 Stocks Giving Dividend Raises in Q209 [View article]
On Jul 05 11:30 AM Ilanbigfoot wrote:
> Nice article. Just FYI: according to InflationData.com, the inflation
> rate from May 1985 to May 2009 (assuming you graduated and was hired
> in May....?) was 99.31%, or 2.92% annualized. So your purchasing-power
> raise was really only about 1.3% annually. Still, not bad!