You have that slide rule in the back of the closet. Maybe it was from your college days. Maybe it was your Dad’s. Honestly.

This calculator shows how inflation affects the purchasing power of money over time. The nominal value is what your investment will be worth in future dollars, while the real value shows what it will ...

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...